Setting sun. Montage of images taken at a rate of 3 per second showing the coloured rays that appear over the clouds as the sun sets. These colours ar

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Setting sun. Montage of images taken at a rate of 3 per second showing the coloured rays that appear over the clouds as the sun sets. These colours are a result of atmospheric refraction.

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Size: 5122px × 3413px
Photo credit: © LAURENT LAVEDER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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