Monday, July 28, 2025

Best moment at 7:58 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 75/100Clouds

What the AI saw

A dramatic sunset scene captures the sun as a brilliant golden orb hanging low over Lake Champlain, creating striking lens flares and atmospheric effects. The sky is bathed in warm amber tones, with the sun's rays casting a spectacular golden glow across the water. The urban silhouette of Burlington creates a compelling contrast against the luminous sky, while light artifacts in the image add an ethereal quality to the scene.

Conditions

Temperature: 80°F
Cloud cover: 39%
Humidity: 73%
Wind: 1 mph

scattered clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

297° WNW

Far northwest - Summer sunset

Burlington (44.48°N) — sunsets sweep from southwest in winter to northwest in summer along the Lake Champlain shore.

Both camera angles at 7:58 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 — Left viewA serene early evening view over Lake Champlain shows soft, golden light filtering through thin high clouds. The atmosphere has a gentle hazy quality, creating a peaceful gradient from pale yellow to blue-grey across the sky. The lake surface appears calm and reflective, with several islands visible in the distance, while the foreground is dominated by a lush tree canopy covering the Burlington hillside.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 — Right viewA dramatic sunset scene captures the sun as a brilliant golden orb hanging low over Lake Champlain, creating striking lens flares and atmospheric effects. The sky is bathed in warm amber tones, with the sun's rays casting a spectacular golden glow across the water. The urban silhouette of Burlington creates a compelling contrast against the luminous sky, while light artifacts in the image add an ethereal quality to the scene.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM EDT — 7:43 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM EDT — 8:13 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM EDT — 8:28 PM EDTQuality 65/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM EDT — 8:43 PM EDTQuality 35/100

Burlington sunset on Monday, July 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM EDT — 8:58 PM EDTQuality 65/100