Sun dogs light up the sky
Christopher Waldrop wrote: The sun dog is beautiful, but so are the intricate ice patterns on the window. Cold weather may not always be fun but it can produce some amazing effects. Read full topic
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Geraint Jones wrote: It took me a short while to figure out that those patterns were on the window, and not smoke/steam from the industrial complex being caught by the light of the sun... But yes,...
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Chris Brewer wrote: Isn't this actually a sun pillar? http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010313.html Example of sun dogs: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/parhelia.htm Read full topic
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deaduncledave wrote: Last Friday had freezing fog in Albuquerque. My wife took a wonderful photo of the sun rising over the football stadium outside of her call center, with one of the best examples...
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Glen Blank wrote: More than you ever wanted to know about the the optics of ice halos (and other atmospheric optics, too - rainbows and glories and crepuscular rays, oh my!) including simulator...
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SamSam wrote: Beautiful fractals of frost in the window. Looks strikingly like the Mandelbrot Set. It took me a moment to realize that that wasn't what the post was about. Read full topic
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JamesB wrote: Interesting photos and links. I was in Minneapolis last week for work, and saw those. I was so cold and sleepy, I didn't give it much thought. Read full topic
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Susan Carley Oliver wrote: I think it's an image of both - sun pillar rising up out of the setting sun, and a sun dog seen to the right of it. Read full topic
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Susan Carley Oliver wrote: Whether you get a halo or a sun dog depends on which way the ice crystals are oriented in relation to you. Does this mean that if I were in a plane directly over the sundog...
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Drabkikker wrote: Yes, it's a sun pillar. No sundogs to be seen in this picture. Read full topic
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Drabkikker wrote: I suppose you're referring to that bright streak to the right of the sun? I'm afraid that's just a wisp of cloud (perhaps a contrail) being lit up. A proper sundog would appear much...
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Joe Castleman wrote: Same here. I thought that was a Fractal Mr. Punch near the lower right. Read full topic
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@SpunkyTWS wrote: The sun dog is beautiful, but so are the intricate ice patterns on the window. Cold weather may not always be fun but it can produce some amazing effects. Read full topic
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@SquidgyB wrote: It took me a short while to figure out that those patterns were on the window, and not smoke/steam from the industrial complex being caught by the light of the sun... But yes,...
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