Found this about it :
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gl%29/guides/mtr/opt/air/crp.rxml
However it seems that crepuscular is meant for near horizon sunlight, "relating
to twilight" as it says there at the page.  Should be the same thing though even
if 12 noon and storm clouds obscure all but some of the sunlight.  The
parallel-yet-not phenomenon must only be perspective.

Bob

"Ben Paschke" <ben### [at] rspcomau> wrote in message
news:38EA8E1F.9BCD927F@rsp.com.au...
| i think i've also heard them being referred to as "fingers of God".
| benp
|
| Snowman wrote:
|
| > I think that this "phenomenon" is called 'crepuscular rays' (not really a
| > phenomenon, but you know what I mean)
|

Post a reply to this message