


One of those members is Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), last seen being consumed by the Kraken, and so they form a crew and consult mystic Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris, "Miami Vice") to arrive as "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." With his third, and hopefully last, installment of the Disney theme park ride, director Gore Verbinski stops taking on the water evidenced in the bloated "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and turns his ship around enough to deliver a conclusion that, if not exactly satisfying, doesn't suck. This happens when you get those “spots” in your eyes while looking at the sun which can look green in color.In order to defeat the evil Lord Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander, "Pride & Prejudice") of the East India Company, who has vowed to wipe out the world's pirates with the Flying Dutchman and its Captain, Davy Jones (Bill Nighy, "Notes on a Scandal") under his control, Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley, "Pride & Prejudice), Will Turner (Orlando Bloom, "Kingdom of Heaven") and Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush, "Munich") must unite the Nine Lords of the Brethren Court. This allows you to see for miles on end.īe careful if you’re green flash gazing… never look directly at the sun! The green flash is rarely seen with the naked eye. The perfect places are on top of a mountain or sitting on the beach. You’ll also need to be able to see the horizon. In order to see the green flash, you need a clear, haze-free sky.

Sometimes, if the right conditions come together you can actually see green, though this event only lasts for a fraction of a second to a few seconds at most. The thick atmosphere helps to scatter violet and blue light and is the reason our sunrises and sunsets are pink, orange, and yellow. When the sun is right on the horizon we are looking at it through the thickest portion of the atmosphere. This optical phenomenon happens right before sunrise or right after sunset when the very top sliver of the sun is visible.

In fact there’s actually not a flash at all, contrary to the name. While the green flash isn’t quite this dramatic in real life, it is a rare event to see. If you’ve ever watched “Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End” (Walt Disney Pictures), you might have noticed the green flash in a very dramatic way. Time for your Sunday Science Tidbit and this week we’re going to take a look at a beautiful sunset… with a twist.
