![Black and white photo of a cloud in front of the sun with rays emendating](https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/05/cloud-crepescular-rays-alberta-canada-e1559309394141.jpg)
Image via Sheryl R Garrison.
Photographer Sheryl Garrison described her image, taken Thursday afternoon (May 30, 2019) in southern Alberta, Canada as:
Crepuscular rays fueled by early season forest fires.
Alberta, Canada has been experiencing a very difficult fire season already. The satellite image, below, is from a day earlier (May 29). The entire province looks as though it is completely engulfed in smoke.
![](https://en.es-static.us/upl/2019/05/alberta-canada-fires-may2019-satellite-e1559310542621.jpg)
View larger. | There are 5 large areas of satellite “hot spots” that are visible in this natural-color satellite image collected by the Terra satellite on May 29, 2019. Read more. Image via NASA.
Bottom line: Photo of cloud over Alberta, Canada in fire season 2019.
Source:
https://earthsky.org/todays-image/alberta-canada-crepescular-rays-may2019-photo