Well, this is our first parhelion (
sundog) in North Dakota. Very cool! The temp is only -2F so going outside and getting a good image was easy. In the foreground is Zeke's school. You can see the gym just left of the sun. The two "false suns" to each side are caused by reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. And the landscape is very BRIGHT. The exposure in the image was the fastest shutter speed on my camera so you could see the sundogs in the intense light. Unfortunately, the speed was too fast to capture the foreground. I need a filter next time to make a better exposure.
If you don't have sunglasses, your eyes will be smoldering sockets and flames will burst forth.
Also this week was a very dense fog that blanketed the area. With it being between 0 and 20 degree F the last few nights, the fog created a beautiful coating of ice on everything. Every little branch had a perfect 1/4 inch coating of ice all around it. Here is an everygreen in our yard.
Well, this is our first parhelion (sundog) in North Dakota. Very cool! The temp is only -2F so going outside and getting a good image was easy. In the foreground is Zeke's school. You can see the gym just left of the sun. The two "false suns" to each side are caused by reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. And the landscape is very BRIGHT. The exposure in the image was the fastest shutter speed on my camera so you could see the sundogs in the intense light. Unfortunately, the speed was too fast to capture the foreground. I need a filter next time to make a better exposure.
If you don't have sunglasses, your eyes will be smoldering sockets and flames will burst forth.
Also this week was a very dense fog that blanketed the area. With it being between 0 and 20 degree F the last few nights, the fog created a beautiful coating of ice on everything. Every little branch had a perfect 1/4 inch coating of ice all around it. Here is an everygreen in our yard.
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