The Science of Sunbeams
Sunbeams shooting down through the clouds make for some great photographs, but what’s the science behind these beautiful rays of light?
Why is the Sky Blue? https://youtu.be/_Yli-yvNy-k
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Sources:
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/wxfacts/Crepuscular-rays.htm
http://gizmodo.com/5701255/what-are-anticrepuscular-rays
Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_05.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crepuscular_ray_sunset_at_Pearl_Harbor.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gentau_Pic_du_Midi_Ossau.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wolkentoren.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crepuscular_Rays_Panorama_HD_-_Copy.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gleisbett_Strecke_Muenchen_Wolfratshausen_hier_im_Ort_Pullach.JPG
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=76261
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel%27s-stairs.jpg
