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A rare sighting of a 4-ringed Corona over the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps.
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An epic battle between a witch and a dragon, as seen over Malakwa, British Columbia, Canada
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Unique formations of asperitas and undulatus spotted over Midlothian, Texas, US
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Development of mammatus in conjunction with a storm system over Northwest Iran
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A variety of subtle altocumulus cloud formations spotted over Northern California, US
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An intersection of cloud formations as a result of varying winds at different altitudes, spotted over Nottingham, England
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Iridescence and crepuscular rays as seen from King Power Mahanakhon, also known as the MahaNakhon, in Bangkok, Thailand
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Swirls of clouds spotted over Kianga, New South Wales, Australia
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Mt. Rainier peeking above the cumulus clouds, spotted on a flight into Seattle, Washington, US
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Altocumulus in the fading light, spotted over Xixhi, Taiwan
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A primary and secondary rainbow over Brisbane, Australia
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Nacreous clouds, forming at altitudes of 15-25 km (10–20 miles), up in the stratosphere, at temperatures of around -85˚C (-121˚F), these clouds show beautiful iridescent pastel hues as they scatter the light from the Sun when it is just below the horizon. Sometimes called ‘mother-of-pearl clouds’, their tiny, uniform ice crystals are very good at diffracting sunlight. This classic example was spotted in December of a prior year, over Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, England.
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Cumulus clouds dotting the sky as seen from the Noko Ferry Terminal, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Iridescence over Baltimore, Maryland, US
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A developing storm that causes dust to rise and swirl from fields that were being plowed to the north, near Antelope Valley, California, US
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A sky that Chia-En described as being covered with delicate, fleece-like clouds, stretching like a soft carpet toward the horizon, near New Taipei City, Taiwan
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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 !