Sunset Over the Alps

Sunset

Sunset is the disappearance of the Sun at the end of the Sun path, below the horizon of the Earth due to its rotation. As viewed from everywhere on Earth, it is a phenomenon that happens approximately once every 24 hours, except in areas close to the poles. The equinox Sun sets due west at the moment of both the spring and autumn equinoxes. As viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun sets to the northwest in the spring and summer, and to the southwest in the autumn and winter; these seasons are reversed for the Southern Hemisphere.

Alps

The Alps are some of the highest and most extensive mountain ranges in Europe, stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across several Alpine countries : Monaco, France, Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.

Sunset (color)

The color sunset is a pale tint of orange. It is a representation of the average color of clouds when the sunlight from a sunset is reflected from them.

sunset

Noun

1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

Verb

1. To phase out.

over

Adjective

1. Finished; ended; concluded.
2. Of a flower: wilting or withering.

Adverb

1. Describing a physical change of position or state.

alps

Noun

1. plural of alp