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A few nights ago, the conditions were just right to produce some stunning crepuscular rays:

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And when you turned around and faced directly away from the sun, there were some really pronounced anticrepuscular rays. I took some decent photos of ’em, but all attempts to stitch them together into a panorama have failed miserably. If anyone has any suggestions for a good photo stitching program that can mash these together seamlessly, I’d appreciate a heads-up.

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 Posted by at 10:48 am

  2 Responses to “Crepuscular rays (sunbeams)”

  1. Beautiful!

  2. My son reminded me of something I taught him and his sister. I suggested that when they saw that sort of thing they could run under cover and say in a terrified fashion, “Oh no! Crepuscular rays!” — and cover their faces and/or hide. I was amazed at how often adults with PhDs would react with genuine fear to their statement. Or maybe it’s just Southern Baptists who are vulnerable to that kind of thing.

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