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Crepuscular rays are doing the same thing. They’re parallel, but near the point in the sky where the sun sets, they’re far away from you, so they appear close together.

Several factors can influence the appearance and intensity of crepuscular rays: cloud thickness, atmospheric conditions and the sun's position. Beginning with cloud thickness, ...

The phrase crepuscular rays comes from the Latin word “crepusculum,” which means twilight. That name was chosen because crepuscular rays are most common during the early morning and evening hours.

Crepuscular rays can sometimes be accompanied by "anticrepuscular rays." These are usually more subtle and appear in the opposite direction of the Sun due to light backscattering toward our eyes.

Crepuscular rays greet early morning walkers on a fall morning in October in the Garden Ridge area (sent in via KSAT Connect). (KSAT) South Texas is home to beautiful sunrises and sunsets, a few ...

CREPUSCULAR RAYS. At first glance, it appears Stryd only captured a picture at sunset on the beach of something called crepuscular rays. These shafts of light are fairly common and can be spotted ...

On February 2, Curiosity observed rays of sunlight stretching across the horizon and illuminating a bank of clouds as the sun set on Mars. It’s the first time the rays, known as crepuscular rays ...

The “sun rays” captured in the image are known as crepuscular rays, a name that comes from the Latin word for “twilight.” NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SSI. The most recent cloud survey, ...

The light known as "crepuscular rays" from the Latin word for "twilight," can be seen illuminating a bank of clouds over Mars.. The image came about as part of the Curiosity rover's new mission on ...