Great ball of flame

Written April 20, 2008 in Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Sky, Sun, Urban

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Sunrise over Blarney a few days ago. There was a thin layer of cloud on the horizon that nicely blocked out much of the light of the sun allowing me to capture this early morning sun.

It’s amazing to think that the light we see takes 8 minutes to travel the immense distance between the Sun and Earth. What’s even more remarkable is the thousands of years a photon can spend zinging back and forth inside the Sun before emerging as heat and light.

5 comments on ' Great ball of flame '

amazing view of the sun. the sunlight expresses how complicated it is through this photo.

Written by donG hO on April 21, 2008 at 2:36pm
Really unusual sunrise, great photo.

Written by Bettythesheep on April 21, 2008 at 8:48pm
Wonderful shot. One would imagine that this sunrise is an African sunrise somewhere in Tanzania or somewhere….

Written by Flickr: ihlphotography on April 23, 2008 at 9:55am
great shot

Written by Flickr: Kieran McCarthy on April 23, 2008 at 11:00am
awesome shot
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Written by Flickr: estgirl99 on April 24, 2008 at 2:25am