Posted by Scott Fricke on November 25, 2008 at 2:15 PM
This was shot last week at Loveland Pass. I was driving up to the tunnel and noticed a rainbow over the ski area. As I moved up the hill a bit, the fog moved over the sun and a sun dog appeared, then ...
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 25, 2008 at 2:16 PM
a second ring appeared
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 25, 2008 at 2:17 PM
And a closeup...
Posted by Les Barstow on November 25, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Scott, that first shot is a killer. Probably the most complete set of sun arc phenomena I've seen in a real picture!!!!
Posted by Todd Caudle on November 25, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Yeah buddy, these are GREAT!
Posted by Jeff Hackett on November 25, 2008 at 9:53 PM
The first one is unreal. I don't believe I've seen this before.
Posted by John Klotz on November 26, 2008 at 1:17 AM
Whoa! That is nothing short of amazing! Very nice captures! I have yet to observe one of these.
John
That first one is really trippy. Looks like the eye of Zeus peering down upon you.
Nice job having your gear so readily available while driving.
Posted by John Zinn on November 28, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Scott, you should send these to the NASA for their APOD webpage.
John
Posted by Rand Herman on November 29, 2008 at 11:38 AM
I really like the first one. I too have never witnessed a sun dog...must be an amazing sight.
Posted by Les Barstow on November 30, 2008 at 2:47 AM
Rand,
Technically, I think only the little flares just outside the halo (intersecting with the large arc) are called "sundogs". They're reasonably common in conditions of high thin clouds. The halo is less common, the double halo very rare, and it is exceptionally rare for the various arcs to appear at this latitude - they're usually seen in the polar regions when they're seen at all.
I agree with John - these shots would be readily accepted at the APOD page or other atmospheric image sites, and should have some value as stock, too.
Posted by Scott Fricke on December 2, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Thank you everyone for the comments. And thanks Les for the education on what this is. I've finally gotten in the habit of bringing my camera everywhere with me and have been able to get quite a few good "grab" shots as a result.
Discussion
11 repliesJohn
Nice job having your gear so readily available while driving.
John
Technically, I think only the little flares just outside the halo (intersecting with the large arc) are called "sundogs". They're reasonably common in conditions of high thin clouds. The halo is less common, the double halo very rare, and it is exceptionally rare for the various arcs to appear at this latitude - they're usually seen in the polar regions when they're seen at all.
I agree with John - these shots would be readily accepted at the APOD page or other atmospheric image sites, and should have some value as stock, too.