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A lunar halo over Bluff, Utah, US.
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A collection of arcs and halos over Edinburgh, Scotland.
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A bright circumscribed halo and a faint 22-degree halo over Napa, California, US.
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A selection of arcs and halos over Kennewick, Washington, US.
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A 22 degree halo and a section of circumscribed halo, spotted on the night of a lunar eclipse, Bluff, Utah, US.
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A 22° halo and a circumscribed halo over Shanghai, China.
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A collection of arcs and halos over the west coast of Jutland, Denmark.
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A collection of Arcs and Halos over Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia. (The bright halo around the sun is a circumscribed halo with a fainter 22 degree halo inside it. A Parhelic circle passes through the sun. The lower and brighter halo near the horizon is a circumhorizon arc. The fainter halo curving upwards from it […]
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Laurence Green says: An incredible shot, Terry. It makes for some studying!
Well done for capturing this remarkable event. Thanks for the explanation, Les, as to what gives rise to this type of phenonmenon.
Laurence
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Many thanks to Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics for the detailed identification.
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A Circumscribed Halo, 22º Halo and faint Sundog over Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
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Thank you Laurence.
Top shot, Paul, and beautifully stunning.
Marvellous composition, exposure and great capture! As ever, assured from your photographic submissions, your photos never fail to delight and enthral. Great work! I like the ethereal nature of the overall vista. Enchanting!
Laurence