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A rare sighting of a 4-ringed Corona over the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps.
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Cirrus spissatus spotted over the coast of central Oregon, US
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Early evening in São Paulo City, Brazil
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Cirrostratus undulatus spotted over Pic de Montaut in the French Pyrénées, near Sarrancolin, France
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A mixed sky spotted by David's son, Craig West, over Heathrow Airport, London, England
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A mesmerizing sunset viewed looking west towards the Southern Alps, from Christchurch, New Zealand
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Overcast skies near Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Cirrocumulus with signs of lacunosus within its formation, spotted over Somerset, England
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A sun pillar spotted at sunrise, prior to the arrival of snow near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Remnants of contrails framing the moon in the afternoon sky, spotted prior to sunset over Carson, California, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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Virga over London, England
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Cirrus uncinus spotted over the Indian Ocean, near Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia
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Stratocumulus spotted over Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted along the horizon, near Crank, Merseyside, England
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Crepuscular rays and shadows from a setting sun, spotted over Stuttgart, Killesberg, Germany
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Wow.
Beautiful
Thanks, Margret; sounds like I was quite lucky on that day then. Interestingly, I expect that most people up there at the same time didn’t notice it: it’s not the obvious thing to do, looking at the Sun :-)
Indeed, if I recall correctly, I first noticed the corona (which was coming and going quite rapidly) when taking a picture down towards the glacier. The Sun was in the shot, but rather attenuated by the camera optics, making it easy to notice the corona. But once I knew it was there, it was very easy to observe naked-eye as well, blocking the Sun with my hand.
Amazing photo. I’ve been up there a few times and have never seen anything like this. Very dense fog, yes; clear, crystalline air, yes; Alpine choughs riding the thermals, yes – so, worth a trip regardless of the weather!
I’ve been up there a few times and have never seen anything like this. Very dense fog, yes; clear, crystalline air, yes; Alpine choughs riding the thermals, yes – so, worth a trip regardless of the weather!
Many thanks, Mark, for the additional information you provided about the taking of your unique photo – I found it most interesting. One day perhaps I may see such an event when I plan to visit the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland next year.
Kind regards.
Laurence
Thanks, Laurence. It was indeed a wonderful sight, but in some sense, the photo slightly overplays it. Not because it has been heavily processed or anything, but simply because in real life, it was a very fleeting spectacle, coming and going rapidly as the wind blew the ragged clouds over the summit. Conversely, the picture allows you to stare at it and soak up the beauty :-)
Given the particular topography of the Jungfraujoch, I’d hazard a guess that such conditions are quite common there and it seems possible that multi-ringed coronae might be seen quite often. So make the trip: it’s well worthwhile in any case :-)
Brilliant, Mark. What a unique spectacle to see! Lucky, so lucky, you.
Laurence
It’s incredible ~
Thanks, John: clouds were blowing up sporadically over the Jungfraujoch from the Aletsch glacier, and at points where they were thin, there was a nice corona to be seen, albeit rapidly changing as the clouds blew through.
That said, I didn’t quite realise how rare and special a 4-ringed corona is until I did a little checking on Les Cowley’s Atmospheric Optics later on.
Superb Capture Mark !