What would make the sun turn green? One man saw it and caught it on camera
THIS strange image has captured the brief moment our sun turned green.
The rare phenomenon known as a "green flash" was capture on camera despite lasting just a few seconds.
Amateur photographer Derek Ryan had set up his equipment hoping to catch a spectacular early-morning sunrise, but snapped the unusual spectacle in the process.
A green flash is a phenomenon in which part of the sun can be observed suddenly and briefly changing colour.
He said: "It's a phenomenon that you can see every now and then.
"It was a nice morning and I was walking along the beach before my shift and managed to catch it just at the right time."
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The event tends to lasts only a second or two - which is why it is referred to as a flash - as the sun changes from red or orange.
A green flash is more likely to be seen in clear air when more of the light from the sun reaches the observer without being scattered.
Derek, a community nurse from Tarves, Aberdeenshire, witnessed the spectacle on his local beach.
He added: "I had set the camera up to take a photo of it when the sun was rising and just happened to be in the exact right place when it was happening.
"It was stunning. It was the first time I managed to get a good shot of it."
