Vogele123 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Anyone around CM, go take a look at the sun! There are some amazing views up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Now my eyes hurt! What did I miss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 bit of a moonie myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) I managed to get a few shots before it disappeared Never seen anything like it! Edited June 11, 2015 by Vogele123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice catch with the photos. That is a solar halo and believe that specific type is a 22° Circular Halo. Earthsky Atoptics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice catch with the photos. That is a solar halo and believe that specific type is a 22° Circular Halo. Earthsky Atoptics Cheers! I had no idea what it was and had never seen anything like it before. Solar Halo, well you learn something new everyday. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 sorry about my first post an attempt to reply in a similar vane as i thought the op was in but now i see this is serious wow well stone me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shurup Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Have seen one some years ago in Northern Canada or Alaska, don't remember where I was at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shurup Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yup it was in Yukon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I think it is air pollution, quite common in CM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Great you can see the sun again in CM after the usual several months of haze. If not for the Chinese mainlander hordes, I would even consider to visit again ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice photos, guys. Great instinct and technique on the exposures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublephil Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Solar halos are not caused by pollution - they are caused by very thin clouds made of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNKDES1 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 "Earthlings, we come in peace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice catch with the photos. That is a solar halo and believe that specific type is a 22° Circular Halo. Earthsky Atoptics Spoilsport. I thought it was something mystical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 9.15am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflake Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 First time I saw that was on a motorbike ride with a mate in Thailand, we were almost at the ferry to Songkhla... Amazing view... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phazey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 "Earthlings, we come in peace." Is there any intelligent life on Earth? - Yes, but we're only visiting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaurene Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You can see these halo's around the sun or the moon it happens due to moisture and depending how big the rings are will tell you how long before rain will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I used a GoPro camera on standard HD settings, everything set to automatic, no clever fiddling with exposure or any of that malarkey. Managed to pull a nice still from the video I shot, check out the 6 intersecting arcs to the right of the actual halo - they were as clear as aircraft jet trails, they made perfect ellipses for miles across the sky. Amazing site. (apparently my son reckons these are pretty common here????) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Is a Refractive phenomenon by ice crystals suspended in the troposphere. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Quite common to see in Thailand around this time of year, quite often the sign of an impending storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG911 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Beautiful Lunar Circles. They look amazing. In February I saw this one on Koh Lipe during daytime, but around the Sun! That was a new one to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Solar halos are not caused by pollution - they are caused by very thin clouds made of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere Yes, it`s similar to a lunar corona. Seeing something like this is extremely rare, I have never been lucky enough to have witness such an event. Brilliant photos that I think are worth sending to a newspaper or magazine that I am should will be interested. Congratulations and well done for catching this amazing event on camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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