Tom Melly wrote:

> "Francois Labreque" <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote in message
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> 
> 
>>It might just be the camera angle, but the sun rays do not seem
>>parallel.  Move your lightsource away by about 150 000 000 km.
>>
>>Nice pic, notheless.  I hope you're going to fill it up with rusty junk.
>>
>>
> 
> Nice pic!
> 
> Are sun-rays parallel*?


Almost.

 How come when I see god-fingers, they seem very spread
> out?

 >
 > * or more accurately, do they appear parallel.


Because of the perspective.  The clouds through which they emerge is 
many kilometers further from the point where they touch the ground.

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