Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2024 July 19 [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available. Anticrepuscular Rays at the Planet Festival Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Pavel Gabzdyl Explanation: [5]For some, these subtle bands of light and shadow stretched across the sky as the Sun set on July 11. Known as [6]anticrepuscular rays, the bands are formed as a large cloud bank near the western horizon cast [7]long shadows through the atmosphere at sunset. Due to the camera's perspective, the bands of light and shadow seem to converge toward the eastern (opposite) horizon at a point seen just above a 14th century [8]hilltop castle near Brno, Czech Republic. In the foreground, [9]denizens of planet Earth are enjoying the region's annual [10]Planet Festival in the park below the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. And while crepuscular and anticrepuscular rays are a relatively common atmospheric phenomenon, this festival's 10 meter diameter inflatable spheres representing [11]bodies of the Solar System are less often seen [12]on planet Earth. Tomorrow's picture: panorama on another world __________________________________________________________________ [13]< | [14]Archive | [15]Submissions | [16]Index | [17]Search | [18]Calendar | [19]RSS | [20]Education | [21]About APOD | [22]Discuss | [23]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [24]Robert Nemiroff ([25]MTU) & [26]Jerry Bonnell ([27]UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn [28]Specific rights apply. [29]NASA Web Privacy, [30]Accessibility Notices A service of: [31]ASD at [32]NASA / [33]GSFC, [34]NASA Science Activation & [35]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2407/2024-07-11Pavel_2048p.jpg 3. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 4. https://www.instagram.com/neuveritelne.brno/ 5. https://www.instagram.com/neuveritelne.brno/ 6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200318.html 7. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220924.html 8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160916.html 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte#/media/File:A_Sunday_on_La_Grande_Jatte,_Georges_Seurat,_1884.jpg 10. https://www.festivalplanetbrno.cz/ 11. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/ 12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2407/2024-07-11Pavel_models1024p.jpg 13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240718.html 14. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 15. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 16. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 17. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 20. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 21. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 22. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=240719 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240720.html 24. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 25. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 26. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 27. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 29. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 30. https://www.nasa.gov/general/accessibility/ 31. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 32. https://www.nasa.gov/ 33. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 34. https://science.nasa.gov/learners 35. http://www.mtu.edu/