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thanks chris for fast reply,

another one, 10 min later...

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when the universe give me that kind of picture, a firework in my head...

ObsidianKaiser wrote:Here's the picture :D

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am I wrong, is this anticrepuscular rays ?

Well, "ray" doesn't quite do it here. Perhaps "anticrepuscular shadow" would be better. But the cause is the same- clouds on or just below the sunset horizon.

Here's the picture

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http://iceburner.olympe-network.com/wor ... 183116.jpg

am I wrong, is this anticrepuscular rays ?

Thanks both of you so much... little birthday gift to me

You just putted some words on what I saw.
The sky was looking like cut in two parts, I was so amazed by a such picture in my eyes...

Yes, that is it. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Its been driving me crazy for years now.

It sure sounds like that might be it, but there were no clouds in the sky. At least, not in the east. I dont recall if there were in the west. I am going to look the term up in Flickr and see if there are some examples there where there are no clouds involved.

Thank you so much!!!

Anticrepuscular rays?



Yes, there's an APOD, too!

Hello. My name is Erin and I am new to this board but have been viewing APOD photos for years now. In truth, I am not really sure how often I'll be able to visit this board. What brought me here was something I saw in the eastern sky yesterday after the sun had set. I have only seen this one other time since I moved out here. I live in Los Angeles county, on the extreme western edge of the Mojave desert, where the desert meets the mountains. What I saw in the sky looks a great deal like the last rays of the sun shining into the sky in that iconic way with rays clearly visible, even though the sun has completely set, only what I am seeing is in the east and not in the west so it's got me really confused.

I would like to post a picture of it to see if anybody here can help explain what it is but the rules say not to post images unless I have made 10 posts and Im not sure that's going to happen. I have learned a great deal from APOD over the years, like the Venus Belt and Sun Pilars. Things I'd never seen before I moved out here but thanks to APOD, now know what they are. But this is something I have never seen on APOD before and I am very curious about what it is. I am hoping that there is somebody here who can explain it to me.

Thank you so much for your time. I hope Im not breaking any rules.