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Atmospheric Optics: Rays and Shadows
written by Les Cowley
Visit the Atmospheric Optics site, by Les Cowley, for striking photographs of the natural rays and shadows that occur as small particles scatter light in the atmosphere.  A variety of images, such as distorted suns, cloud shadows, mountain shadows, spreading rays, and more, are presented.  Along with each photo is an explanation of the related physics.
http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- The Sun
Light
- Color
- Diffraction
- General
- Interference
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
- Reference Material
- Audio/Visual
= Image/Image Set
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- Learners
- Educators
- image/jpeg
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Access Rights: Free access
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Keywords: crepuscular, green flash, ice halo, image gallery, rainbow, refract, scatter, sunset, water droplet
Record Creator: Metadata instance created March 25, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Mar 26, 2007 by Ed Lee
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when Cataloged:		 January 24, 2007
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L. Cowley, , WWW Document, (http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm).
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L. Cowley, Atmospheric Optics: Rays and Shadows, <http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm>.
APA Format
Cowley, L. (2007, January 24). Atmospheric Optics: Rays and Shadows. Retrieved March 23, 2025, from http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm
Chicago Format
Cowley, Les. Atmospheric Optics: Rays and Shadows. January 24, 2007. http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm (accessed 23 March 2025).
MLA Format
Cowley, Les. Atmospheric Optics: Rays and Shadows. 24 Jan. 2007. 23 Mar. 2025 <http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rayshad.htm>.
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