Optical Phenomena Vol VII

Optical Phenomena Vol VII

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    • #596904
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael 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

      dec3023b2761halo

    • #596925
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Michael, way misty halo.  Thanks for starting a new and always exciting vol 7.

      Trees in the WayP1077583 (2)

    • #597690
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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…

      IMG_6264_What Color is the Rain?

      What Color is the Rain?

    • #598207
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, your image is just sitting nice on a tree branch.

      Faint But There P1140511 (2)

    • #598630
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      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.

      2024-01 Wolken (9)-1

      Shy Sundog

    • #599408
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Hans, great gathering and always love the dogs.

      Colored Swiss CheeseP1100879 (2)

    • #599650
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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.

      IMG_5797_Single Shot

    • #599684
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, wow you have so many things going on.  Halo, sundog, and lastly contrail.  Great photo.

      Dancing AloneP1120539 (2)

    • #599838
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Bright Shiny ObjectP1000211 (2)

    • #602195
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      They Are BackP1030763 (2)

    • #603509
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Little of this and a little of that.P1055598 (2)

    • #603556
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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!”  ;)

      IMG_6542_A Little Color in Colorado

      A Little Color in Colorado

    • #606789
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      IMG_6811_Sun in a Blenderr of Blue

      Sun in a Blender of Blue

    • #607079
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, nice blender.  The blue color just sings.

      Single DogP1040141 (2)

    • #607375
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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?

      IMG_4048_Dusty Halo

      Dusty Halo

    • #609343
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Keelin, spooky and wonderful halo.

      Who Doesn’t like a Double RainbowP1078553 (2)

    • #611307
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      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!

      IMG_7039_Just a Splash of Iridescence

      Just a Splash of Iridescence

      And the tiniest hint of it here…

      IMG_6916_The Tiniest Hint

       

    • #611738
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      A Popsicle From The Ice Cream TruckP1040370 (2)

    • #612606
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      They always surprise me, a circle in the sky. P1077947 (2)

    • #616579
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
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      Sneaky little rainbowP1078544 (2)

    • #617119
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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…

      IMG_5595_Shy Onet

      Shy One

    • #620945
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      So, back to moon over water.

      ,P1140871

    • #620992
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia 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!

      IMG_7344_Aurora 1

      IMG_7350_Aurora 2

       

    • #621548
      Hans Stocker avatarHans 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…..

      2024-07 Charigny (34)-1
      Twindog

    • #623387
      Gregory Venarsky avatarGregory Venarsky
      Participant

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

      20241030_162145

    • #623555
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      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!

      IMG_7435_Swept Away in Radiance

      Swept Away in the Radiance of the Moment

       

    • #623780
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      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

      P1079252 (2)

    • #624358
      Gregory Venarsky avatarGregory Venarsky
      Participant

      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!

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      DSC_5512-min (1)

      Showers of Light

    • #624390
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      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.

      2024-11 Charigny (17)-1

      One at the left

      2024-11 Charigny (19)-1

      One at the right

    • #624417
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      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 P1079303 (2)

    • #625016
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      I love such surprises, Ruth.

      2018-02 Luchten_0316 c asr

      Iridescence and birds

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