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?

Joe

Do you trailor sailors need a hint or what?

Joe

Esoteric question.

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?

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?

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?

Joe



I always just called them Solar Rays.

More interesting are solar rays when the Sun is below the horizon.
The rays can appear in the Purple-Red. These are called Crepuscular
Rays, from the Latin for twilight.

Crepuscular Rays is the given name for what I described Jeff. You get
half a ASA point.

Old Salts call them backstays to the sun.

One that V down are called Anticrepuscular rays.

Ever time I see them it remind me of the pictures seen on the booklets
they pass out at church.

Joe

Good one Joe,

Damned if I didn't learn something today of interest.

Ole Thom

Too bad Joe didn't post something about how pilothouse sailboats
blow more than any bos'n's whistle.

CN

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Good one Joe,

Damned if I didn't learn something today of interest.

Ole Thom

Yeah Neal,

The Pilothouse is a GREAT PLACE for a Bos's to sound his whistle. High,
dry and warm.

You are learning Neal. Slowly but surely you're learning. I guess we
just have to be patient while you make you're many mistakes :^)

Ole Thom




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomsPage

For your viewing pleasure

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/photopg/crepusc.JPG

http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~doswell/cha...uscular_98.JPG

http://jeffkirk.net/artwork/gallery/...cular_rays.jpg

http://www.whiteplanes.com/images/weather/weather16.jpg

Bonus:

Which is a classic backstay to the sun

Joe