Distorted sun
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Distorted sun

by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

A distrorted red setting sun. The sun's circle is distorted due to the existence of distinct temperature layers in the lower atmosphere. The picture was taken at 8:33 local time from Gialiskari, Ikaria (37 deg 38` N, 26 deg 06` E).