The anchorchain arcs down into it, through shafts of sunlight, to where the sand is patched with sea-grass.
Then there are inventors, who keep trying to squeeze more power from every ray of sunlight.
For Riis, the slum's biggest problem wasn't population density, lack of sunlight or even disease.
The pressure of sunlight alone should drive the hub and its membrane through space.
Higher temperatures will melt ice, which lowers the albedo, reducing reflection of sunlight back out into space.
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The quieter workweeks, the extra hours of sunlight and the lush green lawns practically beg for literary pursuits.
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What happens in the vast, deep ocean, out of sight and beyond the reach of sunlight and satellites?
The result, according to Dr Bermel's calculations, would be a system that converts 37% of sunlight into electricity.
The juxtaposition of mouth organs and strings paints an overwhelming picture of rays of sunlight cutting through the clouds.
Perhaps, Aidan postulated, trees arranged their branches to improve the collection of sunlight.
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The problem is that algae-based processes require intensely controlled doses of sunlight that make the process technically difficult and expensive.
The Olympics were a brief bit of sunlight for the network that is now sinking back into fourth-place doldrums.
Overhung by a cliff face studded with giant stalactites, the water is illuminated by a narrow strip of sunlight overhead.
The White Nights is a nearly three month-long midsummer celebration that heralds the almost 24-hours of sunlight that blesses this northern latitude.
However when they combined the effect of sunlight and glandular fever, 72% of the variation in MS cases could be explained.
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Aficionados like to point out that an hour of sunlight packs enough energy to power the entire world for a day.
Nutrient deficiencies, especially of nitrogen, triggered more intense colour in maples as the trees attempted to lessen the effects of sunlight.
Then periods of sunlight inevitably persevere, giving the valley a tropical radiance.
Throughout 1992 and 1993, the amount of sunlight that reached the surface of the earth was reduced by more than ten per cent.
The altitude, low temperatures and lack of sunlight (at least during the Antarctic winter) make the atmosphere at the pole ideal for star-gazing.
It was mainly driven by a gradual shift in Earth's orbit, which changed the amount of sunlight falling on different parts of the globe.
Having a series of layers also helps to "bend" the flow of sunlight which assists in capturing light that would otherwise be reflected off.
There are few revelations (certainly not for those readers of this column who I know follow the space closely), and unfortunately, few patches of sunlight.
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Stockholm, situated just below 60 degrees latitude, also experiences extremes when it comes to hours of sunlight, with very short winter days and extra long summer ones.
It has jumped into the solar business, where it makes highefficiency photovoltaic cells targeted at commercial applications in areas with a high concentration of sunlight, like deserts.
"For hours, days, I fixated on the patch of sunlight cast against my wall through those barred and grated windows, " Bauer wrote of his time in Iran.
The rabbits were subjected to radiation equivalent to about 16 hours of sunlight exposure, condensed into a half-hour period, says Cristina Schnider, Vistakon's senior director of medical affairs.
So is an electrotransparent glass roof that allows passengers to control the amount of sunlight entering the cabin during the day, or, at night, to adjust the ambient lighting.
He said Sgt Shalit was suffering from some minor injuries including untreated shrapnel wounds and complications because of a lack of sunlight in the place where he was held.
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Murphy tied it in the second with a two-run double, a liner that right fielder Carlos Beltran lost running out of the shadows into a patch of sunlight in right.
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