The last February Sunrise on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands was spectacular. I took the 5.20 am Ferry from Russell island to Redland Bay Marina, taking photos as the colors deepened and changed with vivid intensity. When the sun is low on the horizon during sunrises and sunsets, the sunlight travels through more of the atmosphere. ShorterContinue reading “Sunrise Over the Sea”
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Summer Sunrise
Astromomical twilight begins… (full darkness ends)…04:19Nautical twilight begins (First light)04:47Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:15Sunrise05:39….Transit (sun is at its highest)12:00Sunset18:21 Civil twilight ends (Dusk)18:45Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)19:13Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)19:41 Moon phase Full Moon TimezoneAustralia/Brisbane The term “dawn” is synonymous with the start of morning twilight. “Sunrise” occurs the moment the disc of the sun peeks aboveContinue reading “Summer Sunrise”