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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


 Crepuscular Ray and Venus

   December 15, 2021

    RaggioCrepuscolare_FG

   Photographer:  Filippo Galati

   Summary Authors:  Filippo Galati;  Cadan Cummings

   This beautiful photograph shows a  crepuscular ray projected towards
    Venus at sunset. Crepuscular rays are beams of  sunlight that
   appear to radiate from a single point in the sky. The eye-catching
   phenomenon appears soon after time of  sunset and is caused by a
   cloud or landscape feature on the horizon that partially blocks the
   sun’s light. Although crepuscular rays appear as diverging beams of
   light interspersed with areas of shadow, they are actually parallel to
   one another. This optical divergence is due to  perspective.

   Photo details: Sony ILCE-7M3 + Tamron 28-75 @35mm HDR 5 shots f/9 ISO
   100
     * Modica, Province of Ragusa, Italy Coordinates: 36.8588, 14.7608

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Cloud Links

     *  Atmospheric Optics
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     *  Cloud Atlas
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