Strasbourg cathedral loses famed ‘green ray,’ to fans’ chagrin
published : 22 Mar 2022 at 07:45
STRASBOURG : The stained glass at a cathedral in eastern France will no longer produce a distinctive green ray seen just twice a year, on the spring and autumn equinoxes, after the precise pane was replaced during a recent renovation.
Admirers learned of its loss when they hoped to see the phenomenon at exactly 4:33 pm on Sunday, when the Earth’s axis was directly perpendicular to the sun — marking the first…
