反云隙光: 西班牙上空的彩虹扇

反云隙光: 西班牙上空的彩虹扇

A rainbow is pictured over the sea between an island and land. A series of light rays appears to connect the horizon to the rainbow. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中的彩虹出现在岛屿和陆地之间的海面上。一连串的光线似乎将地平线与彩虹连接起来。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

美国佛罗里达州上空的反云隙光

美国佛罗里达州上空的反云隙光

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….