Tuesday, December 14, 2010

APOD 2.6- Sunset at the Spiral Jetty

In August, at the Spiral Jetty in Utah, a beautiful and extraordinary sunset was photographed on the east side of the Great Salt Lake. Not only was this site outstanding because it was over the unique Spiral Jetty, but the sunset showed rays of sunlight called crepuscular rays. Crepuscular rays are parallel columns of sunlit air that are separated by shadowed clouds. Airborne dusts, salts and water droplets create this illusion of perspective and light.

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