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Astro Bob blog: Volcanic eruption spawns otherworldly sunsets

"Purple haze gets in my eyes ..." What would Jimi Hendrix think of these sunsets if he were still around? See what a colorful mess the Calbuco volcano has created.

1688319+Volcanic twilight Rio Helio Vital.jpg — An awesome purple sunset over Rio de Janeiro on April 27, 2015, five days after the eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano. Photo by Helio C. Vital

By Robert King

April 29, 2015 at 2:36 PM

"Purple haze gets in my eyes ..." What would Jimi Hendrix think of these sunsets if he were still around? See what a colorful mess the Calbuco volcano has created.

By Robert King