Cumulonimbus Cloud Dispersing after Sunset

The beautiful pictures in this montage, taken between 5.58 and 6.31 pm on Friday 8th November, show an old cumulonimbus cloud in an otherwise clear sky changing colour and fading after the Sun has set behind Chikanga Township to the southwest of Mutare. A bright volcanic sunset twilight arch develops and fades and in the later images Venus and then Mercury are visible in the darkening sky.

Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 in sunset mode.

Compilation of montage of 8 images taken between 6.00 and 6.31 pm