Bart Senior wrote:
Esoteric question.


Perhaps...But most sailors I know are more into esoteric happening than
the everyday ho hum. I live to see things at sea not viewed by the
avereage lubber. Things as simple as the green flash, phosphorus
snakes, spotted whale sharks, flying fish, st elmos fire, water spouts,
ect... I've even seen a few things that defy explaination.

Whenever I have a crappy day...I always get suprised and uplifted by
the perfect sunset lighting up the water in a color or way I've never
seen before. My favorate watch is always a sunrise watch on the wheel.

Joe


I have no idea on the answer of this one.

Enlighten us.

"Joe" wrote

Yer 100 mile off the coast of Texas. It's cloudy but beams of light
from the sun are passing thru holes in the clouds and are
illuminated
by dust in the air along their paths. The rays are virtually
parallel ,
but because of your perspective they appear to diverge. Those ray
that
appear to extend downward have a common named used by salty sailors
for
hundreds of years.

Question:
What are they called by old salts?

What is the proper name ?

If extending upwards and across the sky appearing to converge
towards a
point 180 degrees from the sun are called what?