Rays of sunlight
by Zina Stromberg
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Rays of sunlight
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Zina Stromberg
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Crepuscular rays of sunlight. View from Nalcrest. Florida.
Crepuscular rays in atmospheric optics, are rays of sunlight that appear to radiate from the point in the sky where the sun is located. These rays, which stream through gaps in clouds (particularly stratocumulus) or between other objects, are columns of sunlit air separated by darker cloud-shadowed regions.
The name comes from their frequent occurrences during crepuscular hours (those around dawn and dusk), when the contrasts between light and dark are the most obvious. Crepuscular comes from the Latin word "crepusculum", meaning twilight.
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November 24th, 2013
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Carol L Miller
Great sunset shot. Thanks for your explanation of the light sources! Congratulations!
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