Sunset.

As you all know I absolutely love the weather and how the skies work producing stunning views.

I was on a course for work in Aberdeen, 

whilst walking from the training center back to the hotel in the “magic hour”,

I saw the following sky.

It does amaze me though how people do not seem to be bothered by this, where I take the time to stop what I am doing and soak it all in.

On this occasion the sky was extra cool, with awesome colours and gradients going on. This only lasts a few minutes and so everyone, you must stop and appreciate what is going on!

Being away from home I did not have the Dslr with me, so the best camera-  the iPhone 3gs came out.

The Sun, about a minute before astronomical sunset.

Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon as a result of Earth's rotation.

The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west. The ray path of light from the setting Sun is highly distorted near the horizon because of atmospheric refraction, making astronomical sunset occur when the Sun’s disk is already about one diameter below the horizon. Sunset is distinct from dusk, which is the moment at which darkness falls, which occurs when the Sun is approximately eighteen degrees below the horizon. The period between the astronomical sunset and dusk is called twilight.

Locations north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle experience no sunset or sunrise at least one day of the year, when the polar day or the polar night persist continuously for 24 hours.

Sunset creates unique atmospheric conditions such as the often-intense orange and red colors of the Sun and the surrounding sky.