From the perspective of an observer on the earth. Light in a general, diffuse form started to penetrate the atmosphere at some point (this is the "creation" of

From the perspective of an observer on the earth. Light in a general, diffuse form started to penetrate the atmosphere at some point (this is the "creation" of light at 1:3). Then there was an expanse created to form a division between water below and those above. For an observer on earth, light would have only gradually penetrated the waters above as they formed into clouds. Eventually, the sun and moon and stars, and their motions, would become visible (1:14-18)