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Anti-crepuscular rays at solstice

Anticrespuscular rays, eastern Ontario, June 20, 2016, by Fiona M. Donnelly.
Anticrespuscular rays, eastern Ontario, June 20, 2016, by Fiona M. Donnelly.

You know crepuscular rays, sometimes called sunrays, those great wide columns of sunlight, streaming up from the horizon or down through gaps in clouds? If you look opposite the direction of the sun, you might see their counter-part: anti-crepuscular rays.

How to see anti-crepuscular rays

Thank you, Fiona M. Donnelly!

Posted 
June 22, 2016
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