Sunset watching is a coast tradition; Rick and I try to always take the time to watch it. Several weeks ago I thought I was seeing a double sunset.

I queried Scott Gasparian about my photo, wondering if this was some kind of mirage. He wrote, "I see two super Cumulonimbus cloud cells, with anvil tops. The anvil top means they are very tall, like 40,000 feet at least, so can be seen way far away, and catch the sunlight they are closer to the sunset.

One must be in front of the sun, and the other off to the side. Mirage they would be the same, like mirror, they are different. Look careful and can see the rain and virga catching the light too. Good shot there."

As the sun set, I got this photo with my long lens - I know, it's a little out of focus but still pretty cool to see. The sun set behind the storm cloud on the left.

I hope you enjoy my unusual sighting!

We started off the day near the coast in wet, drippy fog. The sun came out this afternoon. Humpback whales are still being seen, always an exciting sighting.