Alpenglow at sunset (Kehlstein, Höher Göll, Hohes Brett in the German Alps).

Alpenglow (German: Alpenglühen) is an optical phenomenon. When the Sun sets in the west, a horizontal red glowing band can sometimes be observed in the east. In mountainous areas such as the Alps, this can be caused by snow, moisture, and ice on mountain sides which receive the scattered red light from the setting Sun. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x568, 140 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Alpenglow ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x568, 140 KB) Beschreibung Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Alpenglow ... The Kehlsteinhaus The Kehlsteinhaus is a chalet-style building, which used to be an extension of the Obersalzberg complex built by the Nazis in the German Alps near Berchtesgaden. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... An optical phenomenon is any observable event which results from the interaction of light and matter. ... The Sun is the name given to the star of our solar system. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Horizontal is an orientation relating to, or in parallel with the horizon, and thus perpendicular to the vertical. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the highest visible base-to-summit elevation on Earth (approximately 5400 metres). ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons. ... Moisture generally refers to the presence of water in trace amounts. ... The acronym ICE can refer to: InterCity Express, a German high-speed train InterCity Express (CityTrain), an interurban train used by QR CityTrain in South East Queensland, Australia Internal combustion engine, a fuel engine In-circuit emulator, a computer hardware device In case of emergency, emergency number in mobile phones... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the highest visible base-to-summit elevation on Earth (approximately 5400 metres). ... Prism splitting light Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye (visible light) or, in a technical or scientific context, electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength. ...

In the absence of mountains, the aerosols in the eastern part of the sky themselves can still be illuminated in the same way by the remaining red scattered light straddling the border of the Earth's own shadow (the terminator). This back-scattered light produces a red band above the darkness rising in the east. http://visibleearth. ... A typical daytime sky. ... Lighting refers to either artificial light sources such as lamps or to natural illumination of interiors from daylight. ... Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... Earth (often referred to as the Earth, or the earth) whose Latin name is Tellus (often incorrectly referred to as Terra, meaning soil) is the third planet in the solar system in terms of distance from the Sun, and the fifth largest. ... Shadows on a pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ... World map with terminator Photograph of part of the terminator crossing the surface of the Earth, as seen from the ISS. The terminator is diffuse and shows the gradual transition to darkness that is experienced as twilight on the surface. ... Backscatter is the reflection of light, radar, radio, or other electromagnetic waves directly back to the direction they came from. ...

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