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A new day in New Zealand

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July 5, 2013

Photo credit: Zak Michaels — Image via Zak Michaels Photography. See more from Zak here.

This peaceful image was taken by EarthSky Facebook friend Zak Michaels. His description:

Here is a photograph of the morning sun greeting the green landscape of New Zealand. Taken from a helicopter on the South Island near Queenstown.

He added:

… I know how much EarthSky loves crepuscular rays!

Yes, we do, Zak … who doesn’t? Here’s more about crepuscular rays, also called sunrays: Sunrays before sunrise or after sunset

You can see it larger here. Thank you, Zak!

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Eleanor Imster

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Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. She and her husband live in Tennessee, where they enjoy guitar playing and singing. They have 2 grown sons.