The sun's rays defeat the haze

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Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
11 September 2023 Monday 16:53
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The sun's rays defeat the haze

* The author is part of the community of readers of La Vanguardia

In La Vanguardia's Readers' Photos we can see how it dawns between clouds and haze in Fuengirola, in Malaga, but we also see in the images how the sun's rays end up imposing themselves due to the lack of visibility generated by the Saharan dust in suspension.

In the snapshots we can see how the anti-crepuscular rays end up looking, which are similar to the crepuscular rays, but seen on the opposite side of the sun in the sky.

The anticrepuscular rays are almost parallel, but appear to converge at the antisolar point, due to linear perspective. They are most frequently visible at sunrise or sunset. In this case, the Fuengirola breakwater has been an excellent observation point of the phenomenon.

Crepuscular rays are generally much brighter than anticrepuscular rays. This is because crepuscular rays, seen on the same side of the sky as the sun, are scattered by atmospheric light and made visible as small angles.

Haze is a meteorological phenomenon that occurs due to the presence of Saharan dust in the atmosphere. If it is accompanied by precipitation, it can cause mud and visibility is reduced.

As an immediate effect and depending on its density, haze produces a greater or lesser decrease in visibility.