Nature quote of the day

“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.” – Satchel Paige

Art Quote of the Day

“Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.” – Ansel Adams

Red Crepuscular Rays from an Eclipse

What’s happening behind that island? Things both expected and unexpected. Expected, perhaps, the pictured rays of light — called crepuscular rays — originate from the Sun. Unexpected, though, the Sun was being partially eclipsed by the Moon at the time — late last month. Expected, perhaps, the Sun’s rays are quite bright as they shine through gaps in below-horizon clouds. Unexpected, though, the crepuscular rays are quite red, likely the result an abundance of aerosols in Earth’s atmosphere scattering away much of the blue light. Expected, with hope, a memorable scene featuring both the Moon and the Sun, superposed. Unfortunately, from this location — in Uruguay looking toward Argentina — clouds obscured the eclipse — which wasn’t completely unexpected. However, after packing up to go home, the beauty of bright red crepuscular rays emerged — quite unexpectedly. Oh — and that island on the horizon — it’s really two islands. via NASA https://ift.tt/kAb4dQ6

Mostly Sunny today!

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C.
84 Humidity.
4 C currently.
8 Km/h Wind from
Northeast.