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A parhelic circle and segment of a 22 degrees halo and a bright 120 degree parhelion. Spotted over Haarlem, Netherlands.
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A grand display of cirrus, along with a quote provided by Anthony, referencing Mark Twain from "Roughing It" (1872), which is as follows: “The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? It is the same the angels breathe.” This view was seen from Old Yeavering in Northumberland National Park, near Wooler, England.
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) resembling the waves below, spotted near Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
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A developing cumulonimbus beyond the skyline of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
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A view from the top of a tower while servicing instruments that measure the "breathing of the forest", near Ashland, Missouri, US
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The pathway of lightning clearly marked in the evening sky over Arlington, Virginia, US
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A contrast between land and sky, accentuated by the stratocumulus as spotted by David's son, Craig West, when looking towards Coquet Island from Amble, Northumberland, England
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Stratocumulus lenticularis, an uncommon version of the lenticular cloud, spotted over Avellino, Italy
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Virga over Salida, Colorado, US
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Signs of mammatus (mamma) at sunset near Hexham, Northumberland, England
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A duck traversing the reflection of the cumulus clouds, spotted on the Connecticut River, near Turners Falls, Massachusetts, US
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Two areas of developing cumulonimbus, spotted along the horizon near North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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A slice of the sun shining in between layers of stratocumulus, spotted over Krzeszowice, Poland
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A full moon with passing stratus fractus over Collioure, France
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted near Twisp, Washington, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis over Svalbard, Norway
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Thank you both for kind compliments, Rebecca and Joan. As to the different phenomena I don,t want to spoil things, but I must say it was a sunny day with no precipitation. I suppose Rebecca holds the colored arc for a rainbow but what looks like precipitation are streaks of cirrus. The arc itself is a segment of the 22 degrees halo and looking close you can see at the right side a split between the upper tangent arc and the 22 degrees halo. Anyway there are indeed much different things to see in one capture withe the wide angle overhead. So thanks again.
Thank you both for kind compliments, Rebecca and Joan. As to the different phenomena I must say it was a sunny day with no precipitation. I suppose Rebecca holds the colored arc for a rainbow but what looks like precipitation are streaks of cirrus. The arc itself is a segment of the 22 degrees halo and looking close you can see at the right sight a plit between the upper tangent arc and the 22 degrees halo. Anyway there are indeed much different things to see in one capture withe the wide angle overhead. So thanks again.
I agree with Rebecca. This photo is different and beautiful.
Most interesting picture, Hans. Looks like a vertical shot taken, where you can see a mixture of different weather phenomenon in the one place that doesn’t often get seen together, from precipitation and rainbows, to sun-dogs and halos, to contrails. From Rebecca Hill.
More information here….
https://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/common.htm