Saturday, September 11, 2010

Storms to the west and the resulting anticrepuscular rays

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Tonight, towering anvil clouds on the western horizon filtered the sun's rays, causing a decent display of anticrepuscularays in the east. The thunderstorms were west of Orlando -- quite far off. But whenever there are thunderclouds to the west, the Space Coast sees this atmospheric phenomenon -- though its weather isn't directly affected. Saturday's rays seemed more pronounced than usual. I was enjoying some football and salsa in Rockledge at the time.

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I didn't have a clear shot of the storm because of houses obstructing my view. But here's the southern edge of the anvil.

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A crescent moon comes close to setting with Venus.

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