A dawn sky is shown that is black at the top and brown near the horizon. Wispy clouds converge on the right turning from a white to a blue hue. Near the apex of this convergence is a crescent moon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
画面中展示的是黎明时分的天空，顶部是黑色，接近地平线的地方是棕色。右侧有几缕云彩汇聚在一起，颜色从白色逐渐变为蓝色。在汇聚的顶端有一弯新月。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2023年4月23日 A Waterspout in Florida Image Credit & Copyright: Joey Mole Explanation: What’s happening over the water? Pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water. Waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm water. Waterspouts can be as dangerous as tornadoes and can feature wind speeds over 200 kilometers per hour. Some waterspouts form away from thunderstorms and even during relatively fair weather. Waterspouts may be relatively transparent and initially visible only by an unusual pattern they create on the water. The featured image was taken in 2013 July near Tampa Bay, Florida. The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is arguably the most active area…
2020 May 17 A Waterspout in Florida Image Credit & Copyright: Joey Mole Explanation: What’s happening over the water? Pictured here is one of the better images yet recorded of a waterspout, a type of tornado that occurs over water. Waterspouts are spinning columns of rising moist air that typically form over warm water. Waterspouts can be as dangerous as tornadoes and can feature wind speeds over 200 kilometers per hour. Some waterspouts form away from thunderstorms and even during relatively fair weather. Waterspouts may be relatively transparent and initially visible only by an unusual pattern they create on the water. The featured image was taken in 2013 July near Tampa Bay, Florida. The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida is arguably the most…
2020 March 18 Anticrepuscular Rays over Florida Image Credit & Copyright: Bryan Goff Explanation: What’s happening behind those clouds? Although the scene may appear somehow supernatural, nothing more unusual is occurring than a Sun setting on the other side of the sky. Pictured here are anticrepuscular rays. To understand them, start by picturing common crepuscular rays that are seen any time that sunlight pours though scattered clouds. Now although sunlight indeed travels along straight lines, the projections of these lines onto the spherical sky are great circles. Therefore, the crepuscular rays from a setting (or rising) sun will appear to re-converge on the other side of the sky. At the anti-solar point 180 degrees around from the Sun, they are referred to as anticrepuscular rays….
