Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Best moment at 4:43 PM EST over Lake Champlain — 5 captures this evening

Quality 78/100Clouds

What the AI saw

This frame shows a dramatic post-sunset / sunset sky with intense orange and pink alpenglow lighting the underside of a broad layer of stratiform clouds. The warm band of color sits just above the silhouetted mountain ridge and is reflected subtly in the calm water, giving strong horizontal color bands and high visual impact. Foreground trees and buildings are dark silhouettes which emphasize the vivid sky colors and texture of the cloud deck. Overall the scene reads as a very striking sunset/early twilight with bold color and strong atmospheric layering.

Conditions

Temperature: 33°F
Cloud cover: 55%
Humidity: 74%
Wind: 2 mph

broken clouds

Sun position

Sun set toward

248° WSW

Far southwest - Winter sunset

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

Both camera angles at 4:43 PM EST

Left view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 — Left viewThis frame shows a dramatic post-sunset / sunset sky with intense orange and pink alpenglow lighting the underside of a broad layer of stratiform clouds. The warm band of color sits just above the silhouetted mountain ridge and is reflected subtly in the calm water, giving strong horizontal color bands and high visual impact. Foreground trees and buildings are dark silhouettes which emphasize the vivid sky colors and texture of the cloud deck. Overall the scene reads as a very striking sunset/early twilight with bold color and strong atmospheric layering.

Right view, Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 — Right viewThis image captures a softer, later post-sunset twilight with a gentle orange-to-lavender gradient near the horizon and pale cool tones above. Thin cloud bands and a low strip of darker cloud add structure but the overall color intensity is muted compared with the left image, producing a calm, serene mood. The city and water are in shadow, providing contrast that keeps attention on the subtle sky colors rather than dramatic illumination. It is an attractive, peaceful twilight scene but less vivid and less textured than the left image.

How the evening unfolded

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM EST — 3:59 PM ESTQuality 51/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM EST — 4:18 PM ESTQuality 75/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM EST — 4:28 PM ESTQuality 78/100

Burlington sunset on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM EST — 4:59 PM ESTQuality 68/100