We see shadows from clouds and rays of sun in the sky, as crepuscular rays. ... Crepuscular Rays and Cloud Shadows by: Alan Sealls. Posted: Sep 15, 2016 / 06:23 PM CDT.

Two photos from around sunset Friday evening tell a neat story about how light passes through our atmosphere and how clouds can interrupt and change the view. Those are shadows cast by the setting ...

Clouds or mountains obstruct the sunlight at sunset or sunrise, creating what's called crepuscular rays. On the opposite horizon they are called anti-crepuscular.

Thicker clouds may obstruct the rays, while thinner clouds allow more light to pass through, creating more pronounced rays. Atmospheric conditions and the sun's position often work in tandem.

Dear Tom,What are crepuscular rays?Bello Articulo, Chicago Dear Bello,The alternating bright beams of light radiating across the sky from breaks in the clouds are known as “crepuscular rays.” ...

'Crepuscular rays occur when objects such as mountain peaks or clouds partially shadow the sun's rays. The name crepuscular means "relating to twilight" and these rays are observed at sunrise and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I want to show you a dazzling display of sun rays. Some of the pictures below are sunbeams (rays of sunlight during the day) and crepuscular rays (rays of sunlight and shade ...

NASA’s Curiosity Rover captured a crisp image of a stunning Mars sunset last month, marking the first time sun rays have been so clearly viewed on the Red Planet.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Sometimes, we see the light from the sun come down in beams of light. Not necessarily the beams of light that my cat, Bokey, naps in all day. More like the beams that people ...

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 ...

The pics were taken as the sun set over Mars on Feb. 2, and shows sunbeams—known as crepuscular rays—shooting through clouds in dramatic fashion. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/SSI .