The Slade Greens in Eyres Monsell

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The Slade Greens in Eyres Monsell by Mat Fascione as part of the Geograph project.

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The Slade Greens in Eyres Monsell

Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 16 Oct 2017

The reddish sky was caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara, debris from forest fires in Portugal and Spain was also playing a part. The dust has caused shorter wavelength blue light to be scattered, making it appear red.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.594333
Longitude
-1.155392