Optical Phenomena Vol VII

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• • February 8, 2024 at 4:27 am #596904
    Michael Lerch

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    Some cool solar coronas and czas brought Vol 6  to an end. Allow me to start Vol 7 with a  solar halo shot.

    AzHalo71

    

  • February 8, 2024 at 5:43 pm #596925
    Ruth Quist

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    Michael, way misty halo.  Thanks for starting a new and always exciting vol 7.

    Trees in the Way

  • February 18, 2024 at 11:45 pm #597690
    Patricia L Keelin

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    That was a beauty of a finale to volume VI, Ariel. And I love the wrinkle in AzHalo71, Michael. What a splendid start to V7.

    Ruth, so captivating when the moon looks right at you like that. Who looked away first?

    Took a quick stroll between storms last week and wondered…

    

    What Color is the Rain?

  • February 24, 2024 at 5:58 pm #598207
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin, your image is just sitting nice on a tree branch.

    Faint But There

  • February 29, 2024 at 4:21 pm #598630
    Hans Stocker

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    Ah, already a new volume. Ariel closed the former volume with a beautiful corona and a guarding sundog while Michael started with a faint halo in greys. Love it!

    Yes and what color has the rain?

    Here is another faint sundog together with some trails, of which one is blue.

    

    Shy Sundog

  • March 10, 2024 at 7:35 pm #599408
    Ruth Quist

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    Hans, great gathering and always love the dogs.

    Colored Swiss Cheese

  • March 15, 2024 at 12:47 am #599650
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Keen eyes you have, Ruth and Hans, catching the Faint and the Shy.

    This photo looks something like a collage, but is just a single shot.

    

  • March 15, 2024 at 5:28 pm #599684
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin, wow you have so many things going on.  Halo, sundog, and lastly contrail.  Great photo.

    Dancing Alone

  • March 18, 2024 at 3:53 pm #599838
    Ruth Quist

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    Bright Shiny Object

  • April 22, 2024 at 8:46 pm #602195
    Ruth Quist

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    They Are Back

  • May 5, 2024 at 5:56 pm #603509
    Ruth Quist

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    Little of this and a little of that.

  • May 6, 2024 at 1:20 am #603556
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Nice ones, Ruth! Sometimes a little of this and that is all it takes to make us go “Ah!”  ;)

    

    A Little Color in Colorado

  • June 9, 2024 at 12:16 am #606789
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Sun in a Blender of Blue

  • June 11, 2024 at 6:42 pm #607079
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin, nice blender.  The blue color just sings.

    Single Dog

  • June 15, 2024 at 3:15 am #607375
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Thanks, Ruth! Caught your Single Dog doin’ double duty on the Gallery. So fun!

    Here’s one from the archives — or was it under my bed?

    

    Dusty Halo

  • July 4, 2024 at 9:53 pm #609343
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin, spooky and wonderful halo.

    Who Doesn’t like a Double Rainbow

  • July 23, 2024 at 2:02 am #611307
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Ruth, I think the answer is no one. Double-lucky you!!

    Also must mention: On the CAS gallery, Early morning fog in Bigfork, Montana (June 29) and Virga near Charlo, Montana (July 5) are both breathtakingly cool!

    

    Just a Splash of Iridescence

    And the tiniest hint of it here…

    

     

  • July 27, 2024 at 5:23 pm #611738
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin,  wonderful to see your photo on the gallery.  Amazing shot.

    A Popsicle From The Ice Cream Truck

  • August 4, 2024 at 8:34 pm #612606
    Ruth Quist

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    They always surprise me, a circle in the sky.

  • September 11, 2024 at 6:36 pm #616579
    Ruth Quist

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    Sneaky little rainbow

  • September 16, 2024 at 2:52 am #617119
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Just catching up with this thread and especially love your popsicle, Ruth. A perfect treat for the hot days we’ve had here this summer. Hope you’ve been keeping cool there in Montana.

    Here’s one I almost missed…

    

    Shy One

  • October 13, 2024 at 4:59 pm #620945
    Ruth Quist

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    Keelin, I love shy ones.  I haven’t seen a halo lately.

    So, back to moon over water.

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  • October 14, 2024 at 12:17 am #620992
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Beautiful illusion, Ruth! I never tire of seeing your moon shots.

    Did you catch the Aurora Borealis up there in Montana recently? We had only a hint of it down here in Napa. These backyard photos were taken ~9:30PM. Too much neighborhood light, but still exciting to see even a little glow. iPhone camera caught it better than my unaided eye. I increased the contrast and de-fuzzed the images, but didn’t enhance any colors. Subtle, but oh the ooooh!

    

    

     

  • October 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm #621548
    Hans Stocker

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    Oh, wow the aurora in California! Very nice Keelin. Love it. Recently the aurora was also visible in the Netherlands but I just heard about it the day after. Grrrr. My chance to see it was gone to the dogs. Speaking of dogs…..

    
    Twindog

  • October 30, 2024 at 8:26 pm #623387
    Gregory Venarsky

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    An exceptionally bright circumzenithical arc I spotted the other day. Absolutely gorgeous.

    

  • November 1, 2024 at 1:04 am #623555
    Patricia L Keelin

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    Hans, what an amazing catch! Who’s a good Twindog?! I think a treat is in order there. As for the Northern Lights, they seem to have been stretching further south these past few years, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you manage to catch it too.

    And Greg, how lucky is that smile? I think it must be the treat you get for looking up at just the right moment!

    

    Swept Away in the Radiance of the Moment

     

  • November 2, 2024 at 8:54 pm #623780
    Ruth Quist

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    Gregory, so wonderful to see your exceptional photos.  Great color spectrum you caught.

    Hans, really twin dog.  That likely doesn’t show up very often.

    Keelin, nice catch of that bright sun.

     

    Sun Block

    

  • November 8, 2024 at 3:58 am #624358
    Gregory Venarsky

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    Have been meaning to show these to more people. As Keelin had mentioned in an earlier post, the aurora has been quite active recently. I can say that I have gotten my fair share of dazzling light shows. And here are a couple of photos from some of the recent storms we’ve had. I’ve got plenty more where they came from, so let me know if you’d like to see more!

    

    

    Showers of Light

  • November 8, 2024 at 10:06 am #624390
    Hans Stocker

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    Spectacular images Gregory. I still hope for new solar winds since I missed the opportunity to see it over here in the Netherlands. The aurora was also visible here.

    Here something more or less familiar: two faithful dogs accompanying the sun.

    

    One at the left

    

    One at the right

  • November 8, 2024 at 4:50 pm #624417
    Ruth Quist

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    Hans and Gregory, love the dog and light show.  Gregory, I for one would like to see more of your Aurora show.  I did try my best to catch the Northern lights in my area, but no cigar.  I finally learned you need to look through your smartphone camera on a night mode.  Next time I will know.

    My Surprise around the corner 

  • November 14, 2024 at 5:56 pm #625016
    Hans Stocker

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    I love such surprises, Ruth.

    

    Iridescence and birds

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