Sunrise Virga, southern Utah

In meteorology, virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ground. In this case, the virga was extensive and it occurred precisely at sunrise. This made for some interesting effects as the evaporating rain fell against partial backlight from the rising sun.

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