tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post1866548009857459372..comments2024-01-27T07:32:46.851-08:00Comments on Palomar Skies: Palomar Flies Its ColorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-70880245660766525352010-05-16T13:56:16.201-07:002010-05-16T13:56:16.201-07:00Whoa! Look at the photo I shot from Westlake in No...Whoa! Look at the photo I shot from Westlake in Northeastern Ohio Saturday at about 1:00 PM EDT... Same deal!<br /><br />http://bit.ly/aufj5qJames Guilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760401312004203294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-75102506897302061522010-05-14T14:44:16.473-07:002010-05-14T14:44:16.473-07:00You are correct jg. I agree that it is most likel...You are correct jg. I agree that it is most likely a circumhorizon arc.Palomar Observatoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06392532066672188366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501648945216335819.post-42884725412719130762010-05-14T14:21:46.548-07:002010-05-14T14:21:46.548-07:00Scott,
A circumzenithal arc appears almost overhea...Scott,<br />A circumzenithal arc appears almost overhead and has a pronounced smile shape. Is the perspective greatly distorted by the camera? It may be a circumhorizon arc. One of my favorite websites deals with this phenomena: <br /><br />http://www.atoptics.co.uk/<br /><br />You can see a circumhorizon arc on this page:<br />http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/notabow.htm<br /><br />And, I've bagged a couple circumzenithal's here:<br />http://brightstarswildomar.blogspot.com/2010/01/circumzenithal-arc-again.html<br /><br />http://brightstarswildomar.blogspot.com/2009/03/ive-been-chasing-circumzenuthal-arcs.htmljghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588440067862480858noreply@blogger.com