*hint hint: look above the lamppost!*If you can't, never mind then, because I think my camera is quite lousy afterall. Anyway, for those who can, what you see is essentially a phenomenon called circumhorizontal arc.
A circumhorizontal arc is created when light is refracted through ice crystals in cirrus clouds. It occurs when the sun is at least 58 degrees above the horizon, and only in presence of cirrus clouds. In contrast to rainbow, circumhorizontal arc is seen on the same side of sky as the sun (so in case you are wondering, the sun in the picture is blocked by the trees).
Below are more pictures of this beautiful phenomenon:
(from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Circumhorizontal_arc.jpg)
(from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/CircumhorizonArcIdaho.jpg)
(from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Circumhorizon_Arc.jpg)
(from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Ohlookarainbow.jpg)I'm still wondering whether this is astro-related. lols
Clear skies,
Anne (:
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B"H These are great!!! Can I use them for a web-site I am trying to start for Jewish E-Cards and E-invitations? Who do I contact? Warmly Chasha - Charisse Smoller
charissesmoller@yahoo.com, jewish.ecardsandmore@gmail.com
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