Red Sky at Night Photograph by Terry Rowe

Red Sky at Night

by Terry Rowe

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Title

Red Sky at Night

Artist

Terry Rowe

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography

Description

This photograph makes me think of the old proverb or adage, "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailor's take warning." I took this photograph at sunset in Cape Charles, Virginia on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, looking out toward the Chesapeake Bay. A tractor and some harbor lights are silhouetted against the light of the setting sun.

From the Library of Congress, Everyday Mysteries: Weather lore concerning the appearance of the sky, the conditions of the atmosphere, the type or movement of the clouds, and the direction of the winds may have a scientific basis and likely can predict the weather.

In order to understand why "Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky in morning, sailor's warning" can predict the weather, we must understand more about weather and the colors in the sky.

Usually, weather moves from west to east, blown by the westerly trade winds. This means storm systems generally move in from the West.

The colors we see in the sky are due to the rays of sunlight being split into colors of the spectrum as they pass through the atmosphere and ricochet off the water vapor and particles in the atmosphere. The amounts of water vapor and dust particles in the atmosphere are good indicators of weather conditions. They also determine which colors we will see in the sky.

Red sky at night, sailors delight. When we see a red sky at night, this means that the setting sun is sending its light through a high concentration of dust particles. This usually indicates high pressure and stable air coming in from the west. Basically good weather will follow.

Red sky in morning, sailor's warning. A red sunrise reflects the dust particles of a system that has just passed from the west. This indicates that a storm system may be moving to the east. If the morning sky is a deep fiery red, it means a high water content in the atmosphere. So, rain is on its way.

The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties, Accomack and Northampton, on the Atlantic coast of the state of Virginia in the United States. The 70-mile long region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. Eastern shore of Virginia is the VA in Delmarva, and is often overlooked when people talk about the area.

The terrain is very flat throughout, ranging from sea level to 50 feet (15 m) above sea level. The rural area has been devoted to cotton, soybean, vegetable, tomato, and truck farming, and large-scale chicken farms. Since the late twentieth century, vineyards have been developed in both counties, and the Eastern Shore has received recognition as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). It is characterized by sandy and deep soil. The weather in the area has temperate summers and winters, significantly affected by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

The 23-mile (37 km) long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which is part of U.S. Route 13, spans the mouth of the Bay and connects the Eastern Shore to South Hampton Roads and the rest of the state. Before the Bridge-Tunnel was built, a ferry provided the continuation of U.S. 13 across this stretch of water.

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