The sun is hidden behind clouds before it goes below the horizon and then we see the stunning upshine on the clouds with a pink glow cascading from our right to left to center to full canopy. This is an unusual configuration from what I’ve seen. If it’s cloudy enough to totally hide the sun, the upshine isn’t usually able to shine up with such brilliance. It’s also unusual that the glow ends with a full canopy glow.

Reminds me of the December almost full moon rising where I wasn’t sure I was going to see the moon.    • full moon rising at Lake Superior — g...  

The soundtrack is music. The sunset is playing at 1.5 times real life speed, and I play a three-minute song on loop with a minute of silence between plays.

20:20 first hint
the first hint that something striking is going to happen

50:00 glowing canopy
The whole cloud cover reflects light—unusual for being this late in the sunset.

53:56 park sign
the sign for Crosby Farm Regional Park, Great River Passage, City of Saint Paul Department of Parks and Recreation

54:06 360° spin-around

54:42 Café Astoria, St. Paul
good crepes

3-minute version of this sunset:    • 3-minute sunset at Crosby Lake – rela...  

January 2024