Friday, October 10, 2025

Best moment at 6:29 PM EDT over Lake Champlain — 6 captures this evening

Quality 72/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This frame captures a richer post-sunset twilight with deeper oranges near the horizon and layered clouds that add texture and drama to the sky. There are stronger warm-to-cool gradients — warm golds and oranges low on the horizon blending into dusky purples and blues above — and the town silhouette and lake provide a strong compositional foreground. The overall mood is more striking than the left image, with notable atmospheric depth and color contrast even as streetlights begin to appear. It reads as a very good to excellent twilight scene with clear visual impact.

Conditions

Temperature: 53°F
Cloud cover: 47%
Humidity: 45%
Wind: 3 mph

scattered clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

265° W

Due west - Near equinox

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

Both camera angles at 6:29 PM EDT

Left view, Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 — Left viewThis image shows a calm post-sunset/twilight scene with soft, pastel colors — pale blues and warm yellows — and high, wispy cirrus clouds streaking across the sky. The sun appears to be just below the horizon behind the distant ridge, producing a gentle glow along the skyline and subtle reflection on the water. The foreground is darkened into silhouette, giving emphasis to the sky but overall the color intensity is modest and the scene feels tranquil rather than dramatic. Compositionally it’s pleasant and airy but the palette is subdued.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 — Right viewThis frame captures a richer post-sunset twilight with deeper oranges near the horizon and layered clouds that add texture and drama to the sky. There are stronger warm-to-cool gradients — warm golds and oranges low on the horizon blending into dusky purples and blues above — and the town silhouette and lake provide a strong compositional foreground. The overall mood is more striking than the left image, with notable atmospheric depth and color contrast even as streetlights begin to appear. It reads as a very good to excellent twilight scene with clear visual impact.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM EDT — 5:59 PM EDTQuality 45/100

Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM EDT — 6:14 PM EDTQuality 61/100

Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM EDT — 6:18 PM EDTQuality 69/100

Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM EDT — 6:43 PM EDTQuality 71/100

Burlington sunset on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM EDT — 6:58 PM EDTQuality 66/100