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A rare sighting of a 4-ringed Corona over the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps.
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Altocumulus highlighted by a bright moon, spotted over Sandusky, Ohio, US
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Undulatus spotted over Maghull, Merseyside, England
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Signs of lacunosus spotted over Twisp, Washington, US
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Sun Pillar at dawn over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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A mesmerizing sunset over the Long Island Sound, viewed from Pear Tree Point Beach, Darien, Connecticut, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted during the 'blue hour', a period of twilight that happens just after sunset and just before sunrise, when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon, as seen here over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Sunset reflections following the passage of a storm, spotted over Berrow Beach, Somerset, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis radiatus spotted over Beechhurst, Queens, New York, US
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted in the morning over Krzeszowice, Poland
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A variety of cumulus spotted over Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
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Cirrus spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Cloud reflections spotted near Sacramento, California, US
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Altocumulus undulatus at night, spotted over Charlottesville, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted over Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Signs of supercilium spotted over Mt. Ventoux, near Mirabelles-aux-Baronnies, France
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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 !