That is, sunrise rays would be visible in the western sky, or sunset rays in the east. Here’s how our friends at EarthSky.org explain them: We’ve all seen crepuscular rays, ...

Sunsets can cause the sky to transform into a vivid palette of colors, but on Tuesday, one photographer in Hawaii was focused on the horizon to capture a rare phenomenon that can be missed with ...

When she snapped it, she sent it in, asking how common it was. The answer is it’s not common at all. CREPUSCULAR RAYS. At first glance, it appears Stryd only captured a picture at sunset on the ...

Crepuscular rays form when the sun has set behind an irregularly shaped cloud or mountain, and can point either up or down through the sky. (credit: Matt Nipper, Erie, Sunday, April 11) ...

The colors of the sunset result from a phenomenon called scattering. Molecules and small particles in the atmosphere change the direction of light rays, causing them to scatter. Scattering affects ...

A stripe appears in the sky at sunset between Newnan and Cedartown, Georgia, Saturday night, Aug. 10, 2019. What she saw were clouds blocking the trajectory of the sun's rays as the sun lowered in ...