City - Fountains Abbey, Nr Ripon State - NORTH YORKSHIRE Country - United Kingdom
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Sun dogs, also called mock suns, are colored, luminous spots caused by the refraction of light by six-sided ice crystals in the atmosphere. These bright spots form in the solar halo at points that are 22 degrees on either side of the sun and at the same elevation as the sun. These are quite rare occurances and so the chance to actually capture one with the camera was a big thrill for me. The rainbow effect is not an artifact of the lens but a product of refraction by the very high altitude ice crystals.
Good luch to get the capture. I saw a huge one of these in exactly the same place, one day, then the next day, in the Cotswalds in November. It was about 10am and both were frosty mornings which figures from your explanation.
Unfortunately, you guessed it - no camera and no way of stopping in the road if I did. Good work
Good luch to get the capture. I saw a huge one of these in exactly the same place, one day, then the next day, in the Cotswalds in November. It was about 10am and both were frosty mornings which figures from your explanation.
Unfortunately, you guessed it - no camera and no way of stopping in the road if I did. Good work
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