Optical Phenomena Vol VII

[Michael Lerch]

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

AzHalo71

[Ruth Quist]

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

Trees in the Way

[Patricia L Keelin]

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?

[Ruth Quist]

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

Faint But There

[Hans Stocker]

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

[Ruth Quist]

Hans, great gathering and always love the dogs.

Colored Swiss Cheese

[Patricia L Keelin]

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.

[Ruth Quist]

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

Dancing Alone

[Ruth Quist]

Bright Shiny Object

[Ruth Quist]

They Are Back

[Ruth Quist]

Little of this and a little of that.

[Patricia L Keelin]

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

A Little Color in Colorado

[Patricia L Keelin]

Sun in a Blender of Blue

[Ruth Quist]

Keelin, nice blender.  The blue color just sings.

Single Dog

[Patricia L Keelin]

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

[Ruth Quist]

Keelin, spooky and wonderful halo.

Who Doesn’t like a Double Rainbow

[Patricia L Keelin]

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…

 

[Ruth Quist]

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

A Popsicle From The Ice Cream Truck

[Ruth Quist]

They always surprise me, a circle in the sky.

[Ruth Quist]

Sneaky little rainbow

[Patricia L Keelin]

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

[Ruth Quist]

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

So, back to moon over water.

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[Patricia L Keelin]

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!

 

[Hans Stocker]

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

[Gregory Venarsky]

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

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