The Green Flash Is Real

Green flash December 30, 2008 at Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County, California. Unfortunately I was using autofocus which failed at the last second and came back in just in time to catch it so-so. Also shown at 10% speed with a still frame inserted.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Green
• flash
• Humboldt
• Cape
• Mendocino
• atmospheric
• optics
• Pacific
• Ocean
• sun
• sunset

[cMuRdAx0]

damn it! this is like the best video on youtube showing a green flash thats actually VISIBLE and of course it gets messed up.... :P

[HumboldtMike]

@cMuRdAx0 Yeah, I learned how to properly use my camera in this situation right AFTER this. Hopefully I'll have a chance to redeem myself...

[ktvacho]

Best video of the flash I've seen I guess a soul came back to this world from the dead- pirates of the caribbean at worlds end

[HumboldtMike]

@ktvacho Wow, thanks. Are you sure you commented on the right video though? I wish I would have know how to use my video camera -- then it could have been pretty sweet...

[alexisafox]

i saw something last night.. i was hoping it was a green flash, but this green light lit up the night sky.. one hit from the west, and about 5 seconds later one hit from the southwest.. there's no way it coulda been a green flash..

[HumboldtMike]

@alexisafox Wow -- sounds cool. The Perseid meteor shower has been active already, so maybe it was one of the fireballs that sometimes happen with the Perseids.

[Ondro1112]

Davy Jones must be angry, another soul escaped his chains...

[Stewbone]

WOW

[superretrow100]

nice



[alexisafox]

@HumboldtMike thank you for telling me this, i saw the meteor shower last thursday and now i know what i saw. thanks!!!