Heavenly Beam of Light - a photo on Flickriver

            Brilliant beams of light extending from clouds are often seen during the early morning or early evening. Called “crepuscular rays,” these occur during the crepuscular hours — around dusk and dawn.

A cloud between you and the sun can block some of its light, which produces those darker regions of the cloud. Where the light peeks through the object, scattering illuminates its path from the sun to your eyes, which creates beams in the sky. That’s because rays of light can change direction, or scatter, when they encounter small particles suspended in the atmosphere.

These beams appear to converge toward the sun; however, this is an illusion, similar to the impression that the railroad tracks appear to join in the distance. When crepuscular rays spread down to the ground, they are called Jacob’s Ladder, a “ladder to heaven.”

Taken on: August 3, 2006

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Camera: Canon EOS 20D, f/14.0, 1/400 sec, 52mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 20D
Lens:	18.0-55.0 mm
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	52mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 21.2 (Windows)
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