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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
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 Dusty Sunset Over Sicily

   October 22, 2021

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   Photographer:  Teresa Molinaro

   Summary Author:  Teresa Molinaro

   The photo above features a dramatic sunset on June 18, 2021 after a
   very hot summer day. Although I was at 3,117 ft (950 m) above sea
   level, immersed in the splendid  Madonie Park, even here the heat
   was heavy and annoying. I was hoping to find refreshment in the green
   of nature and luckily around sunset the temperature began to be more
   bearable. I waited for the sunset because I anticipated the suspended
    Saharan dust would enhance the colors of the  Sun, giving the
   sunset an African flavor. At around 8:30pm local time the Sun was
   preparing to go down behind the horizon, and it seemed that it was
   plunging into the houses of  Polizzi Generosa in the heart of the
   Madonie. The spectacular colors of the sunset are due to the Saharan
   dust disproportionately  scattering shorter wavelengths of light,
   thereby giving the sunset a reddish orange hue.

   Photo Data: Nikon D3400 1/250s, F/8, iso 200, lens 450MM
     * Polizzi Generosa, Sicily, Italy Coordinates: 37.813,14.004

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