Nautical Twilight, Nautical Dawn, The Gloaming, The Magic Hour, Twilight - These are all names we give to the phenomenon of light with no sun in the sky. Once the sun disappears from the horizon, there is a lovely time when the day dwindles. Look tonight and see the violet light illuminating the greens and flowers around you. The sun's last rays are bending and weakening.
Look to the melancholy blueness of morning's return, too. The world begins to get light, lighter, lighter until finally, dawn.
In filmmaking, these times are known as "The Magic Hour" because light is so beautiful, cameras pick up amazing images that can't be reproduced with human technology (yet).
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