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Yesterday a upper tangent arc tangent to nothing at all and hovering in the sky alone. I took intermediately a picture, but damn it … it is my wide angle.
Quick. Mount my zoom. Too late. The UTA is gone with the wind. Then just crop and zoom in virtually.Your lovely and well written musings and words deserve a tribute in the shape of a pictured sunset Keelin. In your own words: capricious and cloudlike. And the other contributions by Catherine, and George as well.
Poetry In The SkyNice halo Michael. It took me back to my archive and next one struck me as a mathematical excercise in the sky.
Airborne Archimedes?
No rain involved here Justin, but congrats with this very bright and colorful sundog you spotted.
Indeed wow.
Love your oddities at high altitude in #718 Michael.
And the painted-on-rough-canvas-look more than saves your picture Keelin. It fits perfectly with the capture and also with the composition.
Yes Keelin I did a happy dance, while watching sundogs come and go and change shape. I suppose Michael did also some happy moves catching a Parry arc and a parhelic. And I agree with the quote from Crowley Michael. It is always a bit disappointing what the camera does after having seen and captured a bright colorful halo. Lucky enough there is LR with which one can make the picture more like it really was. Without overdoing it will come close.
And yes these animations are wonderful on atoptics. It is the software of Les Cowley that is broadly used I noticed and it enables these animations on meteoros.de as well. It is fun to play with these animations and it is also very instructive as to the way these halos appear and develop depending on the height of the sun.
Unfortunately I don’t have my archive with me this week So just text for now.
Congrats Michael. It makes one´s day seeing these phenomena. It gives Heartglow, like Keelin spotted above.
On the first you spotted the rare suncave Parry and the UTA. I can see them both since they just don´t coincide yet. On the website meteoros.de (note that it is in German language) you can simulate the height of the sun and see the effect on the appearance of the arc.
According to what I tried the sun must have been at approximately 35 degrees high when you took the picture.
I am waiting for new occasions over here. It is a long time since I saw something exciting except for some recent spectacular sundogs (above). Less rare but also exciting for its brightness and colors. Here is another one from the series I took a week ago.
Love your Elf Catherine and also the other views you posted here. George posted also a magnificent view over Hudson bay and a second one of the same situation on the OFF TOPIC. George, you are privileged having such views from where you work.
Catherine, your lovely squadron of flying saucers reminded me of an old series of which I already used some elsewhere except for this one. It was a friendly visit I must say.
Thanks Keelin. It is a funny coincidence. The moment I spotted this spooky appearance I thought of this thread started by George. It came too late for Halloween was my second thought and that is what I wrote to Ian. He made it a spooky appearance. I am quite fond of this one I must confess. So thanks again. Clouds can be so surprising.
Thank you Keelin.
Your fine Dust Bunny might also be candyfloss but anyway it is going to be swept by theseCollectors Of Whatever Comes In Their Way
Nice halo on Golden Glow Keelin.
You must have suspected I pictured Sweepscape on almost the same spot as I captured next one exactly two days before. Evidence of the existence of the flown pot of gold?
Bowscape
You ‘re welcome Sam. Mostly there are different cloud types in the sky. The last five pictures show for instance all cirrus, but the last three show also altocumulus on the horizon of which the last one is more in close-up. I wish you lots of success with further investigations in the world of clouds.
