Crepuscular Rays

Astrophoto: Double Crepuscular Rays

June 10, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter I’m not sure how often this happens, but I’ve never seen it before: crepuscular rays on both the west and east horizon at the same time — or crepuscular and anti-crepuscular rays occurring simultaneously. I’m staying out in the wilds of [...]

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Crepuscular Rays Seen From Space

October 31, 2011

Seeing crepuscular rays on Earth is a somewhat rare event, as conditions have to be just right at either sunset or sunrise for the Sun’s rays to appear as though they are diverging outward from the Sun. But seeing them from space is even more rare. This picture taken by an astronaut on the International [...]

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