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A rare sighting of a 4-ringed Corona over the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps.
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Swallows taking in the early morning view over the Missouri River, near Wolf Creek, Montana, US
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A variety of Cumulus spotted near Winthrop, Washington, US
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Sunset over Lisboa, Portugal
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Signs of Altocumulus stratiformis undulatus over Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Altocumulus stratiformis spotted by Anuja's nephew, Abhimanyu Sinha, over Edinburgh, Scotland
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Altocumulus with signs of lacunosus, accompanied by subtle crepuscular rays closer to the horizon, spotted over Zingst, Germany
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Altocumulus over Taiwan
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A storm system hovering over Mt. Shasta, California, US
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An arcus, also known as a shelf cloud, marks the leading edge of a thunderstorm's gust front, spotted here with a storm system that generated a tornado warning near Omaha, Nebraska, US
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Cumulus congestus along the horizon, following stormy weather in the prior days, spotted looking north over Belfast Loch, near Bangor, Northern Ireland
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An expansive storm yielding heavy rain, spotted near Mendip Hills, Somerset, England
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Lacunosus spotted near Mt. Shasta, California, US
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A collection of Cumulus over Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus over Noville, Switzerland
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted over Cuffley, Hertfordshire, England
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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 !