Red sun effect above Saltney
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Red sun effect above Saltney by John S Turner as part of the Geograph project.
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Red sun effect above Saltney
Image: © John S Turner Taken: 16 Oct 2017
Apparently this unusual red effect was caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia pulling in tropical air and dust from the Sahara. A few minutes later the clouds moved in and the sun disappeared completely.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.173761
Longitude
-2.934106