Solar flare

01/24/12, 5:30 pm, looking west

The sun returned to Central Virginia today. I know it was there all the time, but we couldn't see it for all the clouds, mist and fog. And, coincidentally, today the earth receives the largest solar flare in six years. 


These blazing clouds are two contrails and one wispy cirrus paisley shape that reflected the colors of the setting sun. So nice that the sun is setting later and later each day. Sunset was 5:24 pm on January 24th and a little more than a minute later each day. Oh, and the high today was 65 degrees F!