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.

[Patricia L Keelin]

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

 

[Ruth Quist]

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

[Gregory Venarsky]

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

[Hans Stocker]

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

[Ruth Quist]

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 

[Hans Stocker]

I love such surprises, Ruth.

Iridescence and birds

[Ruth Quist]

Hans, I think birds do make sky watching fun.

More iridescence can’t hurt.

[Ruth Quist]

That September moon that kept on giving.

[Hans Stocker]

More Iridescence

[Ruth Quist]

Hans, wow.  Colors and layers like a fine cake.

Almost a full December Moon.  AKA: cold moon.

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