[at-l] Sun Beam?

[ellen at clinic.net (Bob C)]

I suspect a gap in the clouds, letting the rays of the sun shine through a light fog, i.e. sun beam!

> Yesterday, as I left for work just before 5:30 in the morning, the 
> pre-dawn
> sun was casting a "beam" straight up from the horizon. At first it 
> looked
> almost like a rainbow, at least in width, but with no colors and of 
> course
> (as I final realized) no arc. The beam covered a good distance across 
> the
> sky, and lasted about 20 minutes. Does anyone know what I was seeing 
> and
> what it's called?
> 
> skeeter
> 
>