This is the second page of sunsets in Midland, Texas.
page 2 of 3 of sunsets

The first three images are a time sequence of the setting sun on August 5, 2014.
[A close view of the sun, a white-yellow orb, which is less than the length of a lamp pole from the horizon against an orange-purple background sky which has a few strips of white clouds in it.]

As the Earth rotates the sun seems to move.
[The white-yellow orb is now just touching the horizon.]

And then move again.
[Only the top third of the white-yellow orb is now visible above the horizon. The color of the sky has changed to a purplish-red.]

September 26, 2014
[Two-thirds of the yellow-orange orb sits above the flat, dark horizon. The clouds in the immediate background of are shades of orange. The clouds above those are dark blue. There is a section in the top which is open to the west and thus those clouds are still white as they are lit by the sun in the distance.]

A closer view of the same sunset a few minutes later
[One-third of the yellow-orange orb sits above the dark horizon. The outline of an oil derrick and three storage tanks as well as some trees are visible. The clouds in the immediate background of are shades of orange.]

August 21, 2014 just after a storm (There's a hole in the clouds leading to blue sky.)
[A huge, dark, thick cloud covers the sky above the homes. There is a colorful swatch of yellow-orange which outlines the top of the buildings and one clear plastic basketball backboard. There is a hole in the cloud cover and through it one can see light blue skies with white clouds which must be at a distance beyond the storm.]

August 24, 2014 after a storm
[Several images stitched together with the land as only a dark sliver at the bottom. The sky is a myriad of distinct colors with the topmost part being a dark purple mass of rainclouds. Under it are splotches of yellow, orange, light blue, and lilac. ]

The sun setting behind a rainstorm on August 28, 2014.
[A huge thundercloud is a dark splotch against a light-blue background. Rain streams down from the cloud to the ground. In the background of the rainstream and in sections where rain is not falling is a yellow-orange color produced by the sun setting in the distance.]

September 3, 2014
[Several images joined to show a large expanse of sky, both horizontally and vertically. The sun has already set, but there is still a patch of red-orange color at the horizon. Above it are

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All photos © S. M. Garver