Posted by Scott Fricke on January 11, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Driving along I-70 near the Copper Mountain exit, the wind was really strong, with snow blowing off the peaks up by Mayflower Gulch. I think this "rainbow" was created by the snow/ice crystals in the air. Never seen anything like this before so I thought I would share.
Posted by Scott Fricke on January 11, 2008 at 12:05 AM
This one is from top of Vail Pass
Posted by John Klotz on January 11, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Wow! That is something I have never seen before either. Very cool Scott!
John
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 11, 2008 at 1:33 AM
Welcome to the world of sun dog photography! Chances are, there was a mirror image of this at 180 degrees, although sometimes they disappear into the clouds and whatnot.
Posted by Stan Rose on January 11, 2008 at 2:42 AM
Yep, not a bow but part of a halo. Probably 46 degrees. Very cool--dont always see a good spectrum like that!
Posted by Mel Ladewig on January 11, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Very cool Scott. Thanks for sharing.
Mel-
Posted by Scott Fricke on January 11, 2008 at 11:36 PM
Sundog this time, last time it was anticrepuscular rays, if nothing else a guy can get a good weather terminology education around here, thanks everybody.
Didn't see any other part of the halo though, even up on Vail Pass where I had a good field of vision. I wish I would have had a better lens ( shot with a 17-40) and a polarizer, there was a lot more color even just looking through my sunglasses.
Posted by James H Egbert on January 12, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Saweeeeet!
Posted by Dan Walters on January 13, 2008 at 9:35 PM
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8 repliesJohn
Mel-
Didn't see any other part of the halo though, even up on Vail Pass where I had a good field of vision. I wish I would have had a better lens ( shot with a 17-40) and a polarizer, there was a lot more color even just looking through my sunglasses.