Sunbeam - Wikipedia

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A sunbeam, in meteorological optics, is a beam of sunlight that appears to radiate from the ...
Crepuscular rays or "God rays" are sunbeams that originate when the sun is below the horizon,
during twilight hours. Crepuscular rays are noticeable ...
Crepuscular rays · Antisolar rays · Alternative names

sunlight | Definition, Wavelengths, & Facts | Britannica

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Sunlight, solar radiation that is visible at Earth's surface. ... When the sun is high overhead,
its rays pass through the intervening atmosphere almost vertically.

Ultraviolet Rays From the Sun | HealthLink BC

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Topic Overview. The sunlight that reaches the earth has ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B (UVA and
UVB) rays. These ultraviolet rays are the main causes of damage to the skin from the sun. UVA
and UVB rays affect the skin's sensitivity to sun exposure in different ways.

The Sun Is Spitting Out Strange Patterns of Gamma Rays--and ...

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Mar 28, 2018 - New analysis of data from NASA's Fermi space telescope suggests that
the sun's emission of gamma rays—the most energetic electromagnetic ...

What is the difference between UVA and UVB rays ...

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There are many different types of rays present in sunlight. The sun rays that are most damaging to
the skin are called "ultraviolet (UV) rays." There are two basic ...
 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation - American Cancer Society
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Jul 10, 2019 - Sunlight. Sunlight is the main source of UV radiation, even though UV rays make up
only a small portion of the sun's rays. Different types of UV ...

How Do I Protect Myself from Ultraviolet (UV) Rays?

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Jul 23, 2019 - But sun exposure adds up day after day, and it happens every time you are in
the sun. Even though sunlight is the main source of UV rays, you ...