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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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A mixed sky in the early evening spotted prior to the arrival of a storm, near Prescott, Arizona, US
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A solitary altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Mirabelle-aux-Baronnies, near Mt. Ventoux, France
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Fogbow, a relatively rare, white rainbow-like arc that is formed by sunlight interacting with water droplets in fog, spotted in the early morning near Hurley, New York, US
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Altocumulus spotted over Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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A line of altocumulus stratiformis spotted over Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Cumulus congestus illuminated by a full moon over Taipei, Taiwan
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Cumulus spotted from Golden Hill Park, San Diego, California, US
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A line of stratocumulus with subtle crepuscular rays spotted over Winthrop, Washington, US
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Altocumulus spotted over Tucheng District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Cirrocumulus spotted over Anversa degli Abruzzi, Italy
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Sunrise over the Mission Mountains, near Charlo, Montana, US
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Crepuscular rays made a brief appearance during sunset over Liverpool Bay, viewed from Gaw Hill, England
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Remnanats of a fallstreak hole (cavum) spotted over Westbury sub Mendip, England
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Cumulus on a spring morning near Dernancourt, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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An elusive winter rainbow spotted over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
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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
Many thanks to Les Cowley of Atmospheric Optics for the detailed identification.
http://atoptics.co.uk/