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Unusual lights opposite the sunset puzzle sky watchers
Original: Not sure what to call this #anticrepuscular #rays it is opposite the sunset but not quite rays #strange #lights in the #
A photographer in the UK is puzzling over strange lights in the evening sky after a storm, visible opposite the setting sun but not quite matching the typical pattern of anticrepuscular rays. The images have drawn attention as people discuss what to call the phenomenon and share their own observations of similar sky lights.
Why now: People enjoy identifying and debating unusual atmospheric optical phenomena after storms.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 11 snapshots from 23 h ago to 1 h ago.
Evidence
- Not sure what to call this #anticrepuscular #rays it is opposite the sunset but not quite rays #strange #lights in the #sky #storm passed #photography #observations · lozwood.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 2
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