But before we explain why winter sunsets are so good, let’s look at how we get these beautiful late-day colors any time of the year. Sunset colors are created by a phenomenon called Rayleigh ...

Now research tells us: Sunsets are among the most beautiful fleeting weather phenomenon ... a sunrise or sunset is during the late fall and winter, Corfidi said, when the air is cleaner.

Though it’s been hard to adjust to the past month of earlier nightfall, I can’t say I’m disappointed with the beautiful sunsets ... during an autumn or winter sunset are consistently better ...