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Anyone know what this is? (Original Post) mia Sep 2013 OP
It's a short blurb saying "this photo is currently unavailable" notadmblnd Sep 2013 #1
I can see the photo. mia Sep 2013 #3
nope- not even a link to reload notadmblnd Sep 2013 #6
Posted link to the original mia Sep 2013 #13
A blank page? RGinNJ Sep 2013 #2
I saw a blank page at first. mia Sep 2013 #5
Still not showing... RGinNJ Sep 2013 #7
A bad link. Brickbat Sep 2013 #4
here's a larger version mia Sep 2013 #9
posted photo again n/t mia Sep 2013 #8
Now I see RGinNJ Sep 2013 #10
No image is currently available. Change has come Sep 2013 #11
Looks like the setting sun casting a shadow. DavidDvorkin Sep 2013 #12
Taken at 6:45 AM mia Sep 2013 #14
Looks like the rising sun casting a shadow DavidDvorkin Sep 2013 #27
Anticrepuscular Rays? Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #15
Good information! mia Sep 2013 #16
You're very welcome! nt Llewlladdwr Sep 2013 #17
That seems to be what they are Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #21
Yup. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #25
Great pic, Always wanted witness on of those in the flesh. lumpy Sep 2013 #28
I have no idea what that is. Change has come Sep 2013 #18
Maybe due to curvature of car windshield? PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #19
An anti-searchlight? (A searchdark?) Recursion Sep 2013 #20
A tear in the very fabric of time DJ13 Sep 2013 #22
Could be a cloud obscuring sunlight. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #23
My guess wuld be a waterspout? notadmblnd Sep 2013 #24
They're lovely images, and thank you for sharing them. Since I read the thread, I see they're LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #26

Llewlladdwr

(2,165 posts)
15. Anticrepuscular Rays?
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 11:03 PM
Sep 2013

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"Anticrepuscular rays are similar to crepuscular rays, but seen opposite the sun in the sky. Anticrepuscular rays are near-parallel, but appear to converge at the antisolar point because of linear perspective.[1] Anticrepuscular rays are most frequently visible near sunrise or sunset."


Full article at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticrepuscular_rays

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
20. An anti-searchlight? (A searchdark?)
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 11:13 PM
Sep 2013

Alternately, something tall right on the horizon at sunrise making a very striking shadow.

 

LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)
26. They're lovely images, and thank you for sharing them. Since I read the thread, I see they're
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 11:42 PM
Sep 2013

anticrepuscular rays. It's sad to see some piling on. Again

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