Rare sky phenomenon

	Duration: 43 seconds Upload Time: 07-03-11 22:06:00 User: 06solareclipse :::: Favorites
Description: Atmospheric halos series part III. The white arc is called parhelic circle. The bright fuzzy dot to the right on it is a 120°-parhelion. If you look carefully you can see two more arcs crossing the parhelic circle to the left and forming an "X". These are very rare Wegener arcs. All these phenomena are caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting the sunlight.
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NadiaBKat167 ::: Favorites Very high cirrus clouds which are composed of ice crystals reflect the sunlight in this way. Look up sun halos. 07-03-19 23:27:44 _____________________________________________________
OMM06 ::: Favorites Cooooool. ;-) 07-03-21 05:01:28 _____________________________________________________
bjoybeads ::: Favorites Oh, baby ! thanks again for the Awesome video - Wegener Arcs, Wow ! 07-03-24 00:10:42 _____________________________________________________
jeroid ::: Favorites FANTASTIC. Subscribing. 07-03-30 17:29:08 _____________________________________________________
gavinovz ::: Favorites Looks like something hitting a force field. Great video. 07-04-03 16:46:21 _____________________________________________________
hydrogen800 ::: Favorites That clouds must be above 37,000ft 07-06-18 03:27:24 _____________________________________________________
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CalmRage1 ::: Favorites the outlining almost gives me the impression of a planet passing just above ours that usually goes unnoticed. i know...quite an imagination i got, huh? *grin* 07-06-28 17:45:00 _____________________________________________________
benikoushaku ::: Favorites that's just sped up cloud movement. you can see the grass moving at fast-forward speeds. clever but noticeable. 07-07-20 01:04:23 _____________________________________________________
jcmegabyte ::: Favorites Nice "SunBow". I've seen that before, but not as pronounced as this, nor viewed through a wide-angle lens. Nice work! 07-08-03 11:07:55 _____________________________________________________
speier ::: Favorites obviously, you fool - but there is atmospheric pressure forming the shape of a halo across the sky. look closer. 07-08-13 14:45:38 _____________________________________________________