Stunning sunset dominates Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's evening sky

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This was the scene in Goole where the light reflected off high and medium level cloud, creating a seriously striking sunset.
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In Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, the bright colour was also clear to see, created by the angle of the setting sun and the level of the clouds.
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BBC Weather Watchers captured the colourful scene in the sky above Yorkshire, including Nivram Enrobos's picture from Goole, which showed parts of the East Riding under pink hues.
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In Leven, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, there was a moment shortly before nightfall when most of the sky was orange with wisps of pink.
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People in North Cotes, Lincolnshire, saw a range of incredible colours in the sky, from a fiery orange to deep purple, as captured here by a BBC Weather Watcher.
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In Hull, the sky took on a purple tinge at sunset thanks to a medium-level cloud layer.

3 February 2022

These were the scenes in the skies across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Wednesday night as photographers managed to capture a striking pink sunset.

The spectacle was witnessed across the region thanks to cloud creating a blank canvas to spread the light.

BBC Weather’s Matt Taylor said the colour came from a mix of the cloud height and the angle of the sun.

“All those fantastic colours we see at sunrise or sunset are always there, but during the day it’s the blue part of the light spectrum that dominates as it passes through the atmosphere giving the sky its blue appearance," he said.

"However, at sunrise or sunset the sun is much lower in the sky, meaning light from it has to pass through more of the atmosphere. More atmosphere means more particles to scatter the light into its constituent parts.

"Often it is the reds and oranges we see at this time, but if the angle of the sun and the height of the clouds reflecting the light back are just right, you get the stunning pinks and purples we saw the other night.”

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