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Old 17-02-2019, 05:59 PM
Tropo-Bob (Bob)
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Originally Posted by astro744 View Post
OK that makes more sense. The western rays are crepuscular radiating upwards as the sun was just below the horizon. Crepuscular can also radiate downwards if the Sun is behind clouds but still above the horizon. The eastern ray is anti-crepuscular. It is not uncommon to see skywide rays although it is also not that common. I have seen them a few times and wish I had an all sky camera to capture them. Good spotting!

See https://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/skywide.htm
Thanks Astro744, I am finally getting the idea of Crepuscular and anti-crepuscular rays. Thanks again!
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