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  1. This stunning atmospheric phenomenon, scientifically known as a circumhorizontal arc, was recently captured over West Virginia. Unlike a traditional rainbow, these vibrant displays occur when sunlight strikes hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds at a specific angle, typically when the sun is higher than 58 degrees in the sky. The crystals act as prisms, refracting light into a brilliant spectrum aligned parallel to the horizon. Understanding these optical events highlights the complex interplay between solar geometry and atmospheric ice composition. #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #NASA #OpticalPhenomena

    #astronomy #nasa #astrophysics

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy
  2. This stunning atmospheric phenomenon, scientifically known as a circumhorizontal arc, was recently captured over West Virginia. Unlike a traditional rainbow, these vibrant displays occur when sunlight strikes hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds at a specific angle, typically when the sun is higher than 58 degrees in the sky. The crystals act as prisms, refracting light into a brilliant spectrum aligned parallel to the horizon. Understanding these optical events highlights the complex interplay between solar geometry and atmospheric ice composition. #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #NASA #OpticalPhenomena

    #astronomy #nasa #astrophysics

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy
  3. This stunning atmospheric phenomenon, scientifically known as a circumhorizontal arc, was recently captured over West Virginia. Unlike a traditional rainbow, these vibrant displays occur when sunlight strikes hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds at a specific angle, typically when the sun is higher than 58 degrees in the sky. The crystals act as prisms, refracting light into a brilliant spectrum aligned parallel to the horizon. Understanding these optical events highlights the complex interplay between solar geometry and atmospheric ice composition. #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #NASA #OpticalPhenomena

    #astronomy #nasa #astrophysics

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy
  4. This stunning atmospheric phenomenon, scientifically known as a circumhorizontal arc, was recently captured over West Virginia. Unlike a traditional rainbow, these vibrant displays occur when sunlight strikes hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds at a specific angle, typically when the sun is higher than 58 degrees in the sky. The crystals act as prisms, refracting light into a brilliant spectrum aligned parallel to the horizon. Understanding these optical events highlights the complex interplay between solar geometry and atmospheric ice composition. #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #NASA #OpticalPhenomena

    #astronomy #nasa #astrophysics

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy
  5. This stunning atmospheric phenomenon, scientifically known as a circumhorizontal arc, was recently captured over West Virginia. Unlike a traditional rainbow, these vibrant displays occur when sunlight strikes hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds at a specific angle, typically when the sun is higher than 58 degrees in the sky. The crystals act as prisms, refracting light into a brilliant spectrum aligned parallel to the horizon. Understanding these optical events highlights the complex interplay between solar geometry and atmospheric ice composition. #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #NASA #OpticalPhenomena

    #astronomy #nasa #astrophysics

    @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy
  6. I saw two solar halo phenomena in high clouds but I only managed to cap one. I think it's a 46° halo, but they're rare so maybe it's a colourless infralateral arc?
    I've already capped double sundogs and a weak 22° halo this year so I'm on a roll.

    #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena #halo #IceHalo #SolarHalo #46DegreeHalo #Cirrus #Cloud #Clouds ? #InfralateralArc ?

  7. I saw two solar halo phenomena in high clouds but I only managed to cap one. I think it's a 46° halo, but they're rare so maybe it's a colourless infralateral arc?
    I've already capped double sundogs and a weak 22° halo this year so I'm on a roll.

    #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena #halo #IceHalo #SolarHalo #46DegreeHalo #Cirrus #Cloud #Clouds ? #InfralateralArc ?

  8. I saw two solar halo phenomena in high clouds but I only managed to cap one. I think it's a 46° halo, but they're rare so maybe it's a colourless infralateral arc?
    I've already capped double sundogs and a weak 22° halo this year so I'm on a roll.

    #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena #halo #IceHalo #SolarHalo #46DegreeHalo #Cirrus #Cloud #Clouds ? #InfralateralArc ?

  9. I saw two solar halo phenomena in high clouds but I only managed to cap one. I think it's a 46° halo, but they're rare so maybe it's a colourless infralateral arc?
    I've already capped double sundogs and a weak 22° halo this year so I'm on a roll.

    #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena #halo #IceHalo #SolarHalo #46DegreeHalo #Cirrus #Cloud #Clouds ? #InfralateralArc ?

  10. So, @stylo_the_unicorn nudged me to post images of the glass bottle shard I found, which to my eyes appears opaque dark blue but when held to the light seems a transparent mid green. There's no direct sun through the thick altocumulus stratiformis opacus clouds (sorry, I collect clouds) so capturing an image was difficult and, interestingly, the camera's colour correction software is processing glass that looks green to my eyes as a redder-browner colour. Any explanation of the apparent colour change in the glass, please?

    #glass #DichroicGlass #chemistry #physics #light #finds #mudlarking #larking #litterpicking #help #clouds #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena

  11. So, @stylo_the_unicorn nudged me to post images of the glass bottle shard I found, which to my eyes appears opaque dark blue but when held to the light seems a transparent mid green. There's no direct sun through the thick altocumulus stratiformis opacus clouds (sorry, I collect clouds) so capturing an image was difficult and, interestingly, the camera's colour correction software is processing glass that looks green to my eyes as a redder-browner colour. Any explanation of the apparent colour change in the glass, please?

    #glass #DichroicGlass #chemistry #physics #light #finds #mudlarking #larking #litterpicking #help #clouds #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena

  12. So, @stylo_the_unicorn nudged me to post images of the glass bottle shard I found, which to my eyes appears opaque dark blue but when held to the light seems a transparent mid green. There's no direct sun through the thick altocumulus stratiformis opacus clouds (sorry, I collect clouds) so capturing an image was difficult and, interestingly, the camera's colour correction software is processing glass that looks green to my eyes as a redder-browner colour. Any explanation of the apparent colour change in the glass, please?

    #glass #DichroicGlass #chemistry #physics #light #finds #mudlarking #larking #litterpicking #help #clouds #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena

  13. So, @stylo_the_unicorn nudged me to post images of the glass bottle shard I found, which to my eyes appears opaque dark blue but when held to the light seems a transparent mid green. There's no direct sun through the thick altocumulus stratiformis opacus clouds (sorry, I collect clouds) so capturing an image was difficult and, interestingly, the camera's colour correction software is processing glass that looks green to my eyes as a redder-browner colour. Any explanation of the apparent colour change in the glass, please?

    #glass #DichroicGlass #chemistry #physics #light #finds #mudlarking #larking #litterpicking #help #clouds #OpticalPhenomenon #OpticalPhenomena

  14. The colorful halo effect around the Sun was caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the clouds. I was fascinated by the interesting cloud structures below too!
    #Nature #OpticalPhenomena #AtmosphericOptics #Clouds #Sun #Sky #Hiking #FromMyHike

  15. The colorful halo effect around the Sun was caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the clouds. I was fascinated by the interesting cloud structures below too!
    #Nature #OpticalPhenomena #AtmosphericOptics #Clouds #Sun #Sky #Hiking #FromMyHike

  16. The colorful halo effect around the Sun was caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the clouds. I was fascinated by the interesting cloud structures below too!
    #Nature #OpticalPhenomena #AtmosphericOptics #Clouds #Sun #Sky #Hiking #FromMyHike

  17. The colorful halo effect around the Sun was caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the clouds. I was fascinated by the interesting cloud structures below too!
    #Nature #OpticalPhenomena #AtmosphericOptics #Clouds #Sun #Sky #Hiking #FromMyHike

  18. The colorful halo effect around the Sun was caused by light refracting off ice crystals in the clouds. I was fascinated by the interesting cloud structures below too!
    #Nature #OpticalPhenomena #AtmosphericOptics #Clouds #Sun #Sky #Hiking #FromMyHike

  19. You may have heard of golden doodle puppies referred to as "fried chicken dog" because of that meme where you can't tell if it's a basket of fried chicken or a bunch of puppies, well now i present this newcomer... #bread #pastries #cinnamon #croissant #dog #snowDog #breadDog #breadDogPokemon #friedChickenDog #CroissantDog #illusion #opticalillusion #opticalphenomena

  20. You may have heard of golden doodle puppies referred to as "fried chicken dog" because of that meme where you can't tell if it's a basket of fried chicken or a bunch of puppies, well now i present this newcomer... #bread #pastries #cinnamon #croissant #dog #snowDog #breadDog #breadDogPokemon #friedChickenDog #CroissantDog #illusion #opticalillusion #opticalphenomena

  21. You may have heard of golden doodle puppies referred to as "fried chicken dog" because of that meme where you can't tell if it's a basket of fried chicken or a bunch of puppies, well now i present this newcomer... #bread #pastries #cinnamon #croissant #dog #snowDog #breadDog #breadDogPokemon #friedChickenDog #CroissantDog #illusion #opticalillusion #opticalphenomena

  22. You may have heard of golden doodle puppies referred to as "fried chicken dog" because of that meme where you can't tell if it's a basket of fried chicken or a bunch of puppies, well now i present this newcomer... #bread #pastries #cinnamon #croissant #dog #snowDog #breadDog #breadDogPokemon #friedChickenDog #CroissantDog #illusion #opticalillusion #opticalphenomena

  23. It's quite #foggy again here in North #Oxfordshire tonight, so I have been playing at creating a #WinterSolstice artificial #fogbow, #glory and #BrockenSpectre. Photos taken with a Canon 1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomena #OpticalEffects #Fog #FoggyNight

  24. It's quite #foggy again here in North #Oxfordshire tonight, so I have been playing at creating a #WinterSolstice artificial #fogbow, #glory and #BrockenSpectre. Photos taken with a Canon 1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomena #OpticalEffects #Fog #FoggyNight

  25. It's quite #foggy again here in North #Oxfordshire tonight, so I have been playing at creating a #WinterSolstice artificial #fogbow, #glory and #BrockenSpectre. Photos taken with a Canon 1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomena #OpticalEffects #Fog #FoggyNight

  26. It's quite #foggy again here in North #Oxfordshire tonight, so I have been playing at creating a #WinterSolstice artificial #fogbow, #glory and #BrockenSpectre. Photos taken with a Canon 1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. #AtmosphericOptics #OpticalPhenomena #OpticalEffects #Fog #FoggyNight

  27. This pond typically reflects an identical representation of what is seen. It was 44°F with minimal wind activity, and the quiescent water by me extended outwards 1/3 of the way into the pond prior to the duck moving. Yet there was more water activity on the other side of the pond. Maybe from fish or turtles
    seen in this pond were active there.
    #Light #Water #Mass #OpticalPhenomena #energy #Movement #Ecosystems #observation #woodlands #Nature #musings #NewEngland #observation

  28. This pond typically reflects an identical representation of what is seen. It was 44°F with minimal wind activity, and the quiescent water by me extended outwards 1/3 of the way into the pond prior to the duck moving. Yet there was more water activity on the other side of the pond. Maybe from fish or turtles
    seen in this pond were active there.
    #Light #Water #Mass #OpticalPhenomena #energy #Movement #Ecosystems #observation #woodlands #Nature #musings #NewEngland #observation

  29. This pond typically reflects an identical representation of what is seen. It was 44°F with minimal wind activity, and the quiescent water by me extended outwards 1/3 of the way into the pond prior to the duck moving. Yet there was more water activity on the other side of the pond. Maybe from fish or turtles
    seen in this pond were active there.
    #Light #Water #Mass #OpticalPhenomena #energy #Movement #Ecosystems #observation #woodlands #Nature #musings #NewEngland #observation

  30. This pond typically reflects an identical representation of what is seen. It was 44°F with minimal wind activity, and the quiescent water by me extended outwards 1/3 of the way into the pond prior to the duck moving. Yet there was more water activity on the other side of the pond. Maybe from fish or turtles
    seen in this pond were active there.
    #Light #Water #Mass #OpticalPhenomena #energy #Movement #Ecosystems #observation #woodlands #Nature #musings #NewEngland #observation

  31. The interaction of #light, water, trees and energy produced by mallard #ducks created multi-phase #optical #phenomena visible in the pond’s #reflection.

    The reflection visibly transitions to an impressionism art-style reflection with water flow changes and mass-induced energy movement.

    #Light #Water #Mass #Movement #Ecosystems #woodlands #Nature #NewEngland #OpticalPhenomena #Energy #woodlands #observation

  32. The interaction of #light, water, trees and energy produced by mallard #ducks created multi-phase #optical #phenomena visible in the pond’s #reflection.

    The reflection visibly transitions to an impressionism art-style reflection with water flow changes and mass-induced energy movement.

    #Light #Water #Mass #Movement #Ecosystems #woodlands #Nature #NewEngland #OpticalPhenomena #Energy #woodlands #observation