Here's a green flash I photographed a few years ago at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, back when I worked there. This phenomenon happens at sunset or sunrise if conditions are right, especially if the atmosphere is strongly layered.

This is a rapid burst of shots taken one after the other. The whole sequence lasted only two seconds, which gives you an idea of how ephemeral green flashes are.

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@astro_jcm Thanks for the post. I have read/heard references to this phenomenon but have never previously seen an actual image. I had always pictured it as broader and more diffuse.