The Hand Of God

Took this the other day when I got home from work. I never saw

anything quite like this! Those fingers aren't crepuscular rays, theyr'e

the actual cloud formation. Has anyone seen this phenomena before,

and is there a name for it? Please let me know!

View larger, regards, Joe.

Amazing shot. The only thing close to it that I can think of is virga - you see that on cloudy days in the warm desert where it is raining but the rain evaporates before it gets to the ground. I've only seen it at a distance, but this looks like it might be the phenomenon up close. Cheers...

Thanks for your input Steve. It's not a virga. I just googled it, and coincidentally, the image I found looks exactly like what I'm seeing out of my window right now!

I also searched the web for a similar photo to the one I took, and after much searching, I cannot find anything similar. I'm sure this formation has occurred before, but I'm convinced it must be quite rare! Attached is a panaoramic view.

Thanks again, Joe.

Wow! That's publishable. Great mystery. Steve