As the sun lights the sky a bright crimson, which then reflects onto the water below, it declines setting any further past the horizon.

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As the sun lights the sky a bright crimson, which then reflects onto the water below, it declines setting any further past the horizon.

National Geographic Image Collection/Michael Melford

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As the sun lights the sky a bright crimson, which then reflects onto the water below, it declines setting any further past the horizon.

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