Who else hunts Atmospheric optics?

[Allan Jeffers]

I am not 100% sure that atmospheric phenomenon and optics is actual weather, but on the other hand, I guess it would be since weather, I.E., rain and clouds, often cause some of the phenomenon.

So, I was wondering who else here looks for Halos and Rainbows and Iridescent clouds and the like?

If you do, show your stuff! Ever see any of the rare stuff?

 

[Jason Boggs]

I'm a sucker for a good rainbow.

 

[Stuart Wilson]

Not as good as Jason's, but I like it!

 

[Allan Jeffers]

I was going to post this last night in my OP, but my host was acting up. Anyway, here is one more from Halloween night that has a couple things going on

The Belt of Venus as well as Earth's shadow, the moon rising and some anticrepuscular rays tossed in for good measure. Did not even see the rays until after I loaded the image back up on the LCD

 

[Paul Hadfield]

One that I was fortunate to finally put away this year was the capture of a fog bow. Rather than repost material, everyone's contribution to that thread is worth another look.

 

[Mike Krzywonski]

Nice pics so far; here are a few of mine:

 

[Jim Saueressig]

My best would be this one that was only caught in its entirety by using a 20 mm lens.



A Rare Double After Sunset Rainbow: (The tallest to be seen)



Rainbow Spokes:




Wide Angle Low Double Rainbow: (nearly the shortest to be seen)



Clicking any of the pictures will take you to the full collection.

 

[Brian Emfinger]

I havent caught anything rare. I would definitely like to get something along the lines of Jims first pic.

rainbow from top of mtn: http://realclearwx.com/images/13aan.jpg

a green flash (though its more green yellow): http://realclearwx.com/images/16aan.jpg

wider shot of above: http://www.realclearwx.com/images/2009/0715092.jpg

moon halo: http://www.realclearwx.com/images/24aaa.jpg

 

[Tyler Burg]

I'm an avid atmospheric phenomena hunter

 

[Paul Hadfield]

The two volcanic eruptions we've experienced over the past two years have been a pretty good and rare opportunity.

Kasatochi ashfall from September 2008

Sarychev ashfall from June 2009

Unrelated to ashfall, my best pillar from January 2009

 

[Karla Dorman]

Atmospheric phenomena much easier for me to "catch" than Storm. =] Here are a few of mine from this year:

1) circumhorizontal arc (March, 2009) *This was the BIGGIE*
2) crepuscular rays (August, 2009)
3) sundog (September, 2009)
4) rainbow (October, 2009)

 

[Jeremy Ludin]

Jim, now THAT is nice!

I got into atmospheric optics back before I ever picked up a dSLR. I think it's pretty fascinating how airborn materials can reflect light in all sorts of ways. Some of mine...

Solar halo above Pike's Peak:

Sun pillar:

Light pillars:

Lunar halo:

I have seen MANY better displays than the ones above also, but didn't have the camera at hand. Last year I missed THREE spectacular light pillar displays over the city and left the camera at home every time.

 

[Allan Jeffers]

I bagged me a corona around the sun a little while ago!

Not quite the iridescent clouds I was hoping to shoot today, but I will take it

 

[Patrick Boomer]

Always watching for something..
Lately I have been really watching the afternoon sun whenever there is a trough/wave setup over the foothills west of here. Many small clouds in the wave edge have perfect droplet size for amazing iridescent colors, and the edge of a standing wave as the sun crosses is a crazy colorful place that I had never really looked at until I got to 400mm. A few degrees either side of sol is where vivid rainbows hide out, but it can be a damaging place to troll with a telescope!

Nov.9, 2009

Sept. 21, 2009

Jan.17, 2009 - Rocky mountain inversion/mirage

Without the inversion

 

[Andrew Herron]

It's faint but it's there:

http://twitpic.com/owhi7