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Hygge
Thank you very much, and kindly so, for this. There are so many stunning images and all so marvellous at that.
As an ex-photo judge I would not like to be in the situation of picking a winner from this outstanding submission of truly glorious images. There are many beautiful cloud photos included in the overall portrayal
Laurence
This is a most interesting thread. Many thanks to all those who have contributed observations and useful comment.
Sahara dust – well, all my windows sills and small conservatory roof are covered in pink sand-like dust. Annoyed because only a week ago I cleaned the whole lot and now have to do the cleaning all over again, The “silt”, if I can call it that, is abrasive like sand granule. My neighbours cars have taken on a weird pinkish hue.
As others have said, this is a remarkable event. I’ll not forget it. It is, to me, on a par with a total solar eclipse. The thing I remember most -seeing a red sun in the morning (10.00 hrs GMT) and the dark subdued lurid gold / ochre yellow sky.
Laurence
Hygge
Supplementing my previous comment here is what I meant about the arches / buttresses of the Ribbleshead viaduct. As you can see from all the images from Google Images the arches etc are free of any embodiment and restriction.
Laurence
Thanks, Hans, for the additional information and photos – very interesting stuff. Your observational comments fully match my own thoughts about that which happened yesterday.
Several of my friends in Switzerland reported the same to me today (17 October) of that which they saw yesterday. As one said, the sun took on the appearance of a full Moon in total eclipse and at perigee.
Remarkable!
Laurence
Hygge
I am glad for your posting.
The following will be of added interest to the phenomenon we witnessed yesterday.
Photos are shewn below in the following links.
BBC News Weather Watchers:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weatherwatchers/article/41636530/storm-ophelia-turns-the-sun-red
BBC News – Scotland:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41640056
I am 64 years old and have been a cloud watcher since the tender age of 5. I have seen some pretty weird cloud conditions but nothing like what happened yesterday. It was weird and certainly spooky.
I have never seen a sun taking on the colours of a sunset at 10 am. Also, the lighting was so dim – a lurid brown / gold / orange hue. I had to put the lighting on – it was just so dim.
The phenomena was caused by the tail end of hurricane Ophelia, dust from the Sahara, forest fires from Portugal and Spain. My window sills are covered in brown “soot”. Lots of cleaning to do, but well worth the “pageant” we were able to view.
Laurence
Hygge
Thanks for this. Much appreciated.
I have travelled across this viaduct via vintage steam train and observed it by foot from ground level. It is a highly impressive edifice!
What surprised me with the image you supplied is that all the gaps in between the arches /buttresses have all been bricked or fenced in whereas before one could freely walk through every arch / buttress.
Laurence
I posted this stuff some while ago but here it is again.
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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170615.html
Red Sprites over the English Channel
Image Credit & Copyright: Stephane Vetter (Nuits sacrees, TWAN)
Explanation:
Mysterious and incredibly brief, red sprites are seen to occur high above large thunderstorms on planet Earth.
While they have been recorded from low Earth orbit or high flying airplanes, these dancing, lightning-like events were captured in video frames from a mountain top perch in northern France
Taken during the night of May 28, the remarkably clear, unobstructed view looks toward a multicell storm system raging over the English Channel about 600 kilometers away. Lasting only a few milliseconds, the red sprite association with thunderstorms is known. Still, much remains a mystery about the fleeting apparitions including the nature of their relation to other upper atmospheric lightning phenomena such as blue jets or satellite detected terrestrial gamma flashes.
Laurence
When the Moon is very close to the horizon it always looks a great deal bigger. It is an optical illusion. As the Moon rises into the night sky it gets appreciably smaller.
Tip and suggestion:- try viewing the Moon when “standing” upside down – that is, head down and feet up in the air. The Moon looks even bigger!
Laurence
Hello again
This Helm cloud is “bugging” me!
I recall previously posting an image of a remarkable cloud looking so like Concorde “flying” over the famous Ribble Head railway viaduct in Yorkshire. This is an example of the Helm cloud.
Within Google images there are photos of the Helm cloud. This cloud, it seems, occurs over Cross Fell, Cumbria (UK Lake District) . Helm meaning hilltop.
Laurence
Hello Hygge
Until your posting I have never heard, let alone see, a Helm cloud. This is new stuff, at least, to me.
I think this is almost akin to a roll cloud which one sometimes sees when it is misty, rainy or drizzly etc. But this Helm cloud seems to occur in much better warmer fair weather.
Thanks for the sharing of this. Again, I have learnt something new from the CAS.
Laurence
Judith
How about this one?!!?
Laurence
Hello Judith
I am responding to your asking.
I hope you find these pictures / photos might be what you might be looking for. The links are very long. If they don’t work I would advise you to connect to GOOGLE Images, type in the Search panel, “Clouds that look like brains”. You will get a lot of images. I hope this is of help to you.
Laurence
PS – curious – what prompted you for brain photos?
Heck! I don’t know what is going on with this website. All seems crazy
Second attempt and no other attempts thereafter.
Laurence
Hygge
Several of my friends, ex-Brits living in the southern part of Spain (Andalucía) cannot get BBC broadcasts, internet news, articles etc. They have resorted to installing pretty big rather unsightly TV dishes and data gathering devices and the like in order to get BBC broadcasts.
I gather a lot of locals are not happy about the big (and I mean BIG) aerials / dishes etc being erected on the side of their houses.
Laurence
