What Causes Beautiful Sunsets and Sunrises???

I'm sure that I am not the only one who has noticed a barrage of beautiful sunsets lately. My local news station often shares pictures from its viewers. Recently, some of the most numerous photos have been of sunsets and sunrises, and indeed, they have been truly beautiful.

There's just something about a splendid sunset (or sunrise). The arrangement of colors, the position of clouds reflecting those colors, yes, the sheer awe of its lustrous beauty, is better than whatever history's best painters could ever create. The effect, mood, euphoria, whatever you want to call it, is at the very least, therapeutic. It's often been said that being stranded in rush hour traffic is very frustrating. However, a beautiful sunset makes that frustration melt away. In fact, it's the best show rush hour traffic could ever offer, leaving its gawkers wanting just a few minutes longer, please.

My father-in-law and his wife along with a group of their friends traveled by motorcycle from the central part of Florida to the southern tip in Key West to watch a sunset that would not happen until the next evening.

What makes these sunsets so mesmerizing? Where are the best places to view sunsets? What role does air pollution have on sunsets?

Here are a couple of good reads I invite you to peruse....

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/corfidi/sunset/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2013/10/18/best-places-to-watch-sunsets-10best-readers-choice/2997325/

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