A L O H A !
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the refracted light
through whom is splintered
from a single White
to many hues,
and endlessly combined
in living shapes
that move
from mind to mind. ”
J.R.R. Tolkien
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That vertical 'rainbow' is called a
'Sun Dog'
or Parhelion.
They appear when light rays
pass through high cirrus clouds
containing horizontal hexagonal ice crystals.
The ice crystals in the clouds act as prisms.
[ Science specifics HERE ]
I shot this Sun Dog over the Pacific
from Waikiki.
This was the first time I've noticed one!
It appeared two afternoons in a row.
Perhaps I shan't see another
for many years
when conditions are again
perfect.
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Warmly, cloudia
This fellow got REALLY lucky!
Definitely worth 2 minutes of your time:
Those are lovely shots.. and in our busy lives, we rarely have time to look up at the sky. Good that you captured them.
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FANTASTIC pictures with lovely color..... good work Cloudia.
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I have never seen a sun dog Cloudia but shall now look out for one.
ReplyDeleteCould need some sun here, too....just a bit. It is wet and cold here, what makes all quite miserable. It snows and the roads are icy. Hard to drive.
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oh wow...you know i dont know that i have ever seen one....very cool!
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Super cool. I never knew about sun dogs.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I had no idea what a sun dog was And how fantastic it would be to see one (or two), super video Cloudia, I love that blogging shows you new surprises every day.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen such a thing! Thanks for sharing with us. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow love the pixz & video, learned about sun dog today never heard about or seen before. tQ
ReplyDeletethats two more than i have ever seen
ReplyDeleteNew "breed" for me! WOW! Sun dogs frolicking and rolling around, and sitting up. I prefer the warm Waikiki one to the cold sled-Sun dog. Mahalo for walkin' the dog. I think Tolkien was a tall menehune. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteI always love to see sun dogs. Not sure why. Maybe it is just kind of like an alien scene or something.
ReplyDeletei used to see sun dogs a lot in wisconsin - pretty rare here in texas, too.
ReplyDeletethat video is really cool! talk about what would have been considered an omen in olden times!
Oh my Cloudia how amazing! Enjoy your sun-dogs- and think of me- playing with my snow-dogs! Take care, Karen
ReplyDeleteOh, what lovely sun dog shots!
ReplyDeleteWarto było poświęcić 2 minuty, zjawisko niesamowite. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteIt was given to two minutes, an amazing phenomenon. Yours.
Wow, beautiful captures and I did not know about sundogs until now! Love the excitement in the man's voice in the video.
ReplyDeletelovely post,see you...
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome sky! Your sky is never the same! Not like here in Cali....blue sky almost every day...boring! Enjoy the week!
ReplyDeleteThis is the time of year that I see them around here but I only noticed them for the first time about five years ago. It never occurred to me that they'd also be in your warm climate. They're cool, eh? Lovely shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing both the beauty you found and the video. Both stunning.
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