Talk:Crepuscular rays

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Contents 1 "Jacob's Ladder"? 2 Beams of light diverging from behind a cloud 3 Factually incorrect 4 Correct

[edit] "Jacob's Ladder"?

Just wondering; in the "Three main forms of crepuscular rays," we have a link to the disambiguation page of Jacob's Ladder (under the first bullet). Since the "Jacob's Ladder" reference in the article doesn't clearly refer to any particular meaning of the term, should it instead be linked to Jacob's Ladder (Bible), with "Jacob's Ladder" (in Crepuscular rays) changed to "also known as Jacob's Ladder? That is, assuming that it indeed is referring to Jacob's Ladder (Bible), going by articles like this. Thanks! ^^ Weien 05:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Unless anyone protests, I've changed it for now. Let me know if I've gone off track here ^^. Weien 06:19, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Beams of light diverging from behind a cloud

Does this contradict the point about linear perspective? Modify 06:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Nope, the sun is behind the cloud and thats where the rays are diverging from. From the perspective viewpoint it is almost the same whether the rays were diverging from the cloud or the sun, both are far away. --Dschwen 07:29, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Well then, shouldn't you say that "crepuscular rays are almost parallel"? Reading the text as it stands now (and especially the text on today's featured picture) sounds like a blunt mistake, since all rays originate from the sun and therefore they are not parallel. --Zvika 12:46, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Well, that's what I'd call nitpicking ;-). Sunlight is generally considered parallel in good approximation (to almost precisely 1°). --Dschwen 13:35, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Factually incorrect

'Crepuscular' means 'relating to twilight'. Crepuscular rays are specifically those seen radiating from the horizon after the sun has set or just before it has risen. Sunbeams from behind clouds are a different thing. 85.210.51.88 19:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but crpuscular rays are actually not that. There are several terms for the different things that fall under the category for what you mention. — [Mac Davis] (talk) (Desk|Help me improve)

I don't think you understand what I'm saying. There are several terms for different types of sunbeam, but the word 'crepuscular' only refers to sunbeams radiating from below the horizon before dawn or after sunset. The word 'crepuscular' comes from latin 'crepusculum' which means twilight. The article currently implies that any sunbeams from behind clouds are crepuscular rays, and has photos of things that are not crepuscular rays. 85.210.51.88 10:52, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

You're going to have to provide a citation beyond the etymology. Phrases often mean more than the words' original meanings. These rays are called this very often. I removed the cleanup tag.—Ben Brockert (42) 05:01, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Correct

This article seems correct. All other sources, available in the internet, including those from meterologists, use the Crepuscular rays exactly as this article describes.

You sound surprised! :p — riana_dzasta _{wreak havoc-damage report} 14:58, 12 October 2006 (UTC)