D Usk Gallery

Martian sunset, Spirit rover image

Martian sunset. Mars exploration rover Spirit image of the western sky from Gusev Crater at sunset. There is a bluish glow in the sky around and above the Sun. Such glows can remain visible for up to 2 hours after sunset or before sunrise. The glow i

© Nasa/Science Photo Library

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Krakatoa sunsets, 1883 artworks

Krakatoa sunsets. Artwork of the spectacular red and orange sunsets caused in London, England, by the August 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, a volcano thousands of kilometres away in Indonesia. The ash thrown up by the eruption caused sunsets like these for years afterwards. These three artworks are a sequence, showing twilight and afterglow effects at Chelsea, London, on 26 November 1883, at around: 4.40pm (top); 5pm (middle); and 6.15pm (bottom). These are among the thousands of sunset sketches made by the British artist William Ashcroft. Krakatoa's eruption prompted many reports and investigations. These artworks formed the frontispiece for The Report of the Krakatoa Committee of the Royal Society (1888).

© ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Millennium Bridge N080492

MILLENNIUM BRIDGE, Newcastle upon Tyne / Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Floodlit view of the Millennium Bridge at twilight with The Sage and Tyne Bridge beyond.

© Historic England

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