Eric Duff recently photographed the sky at Cooks Beach. He actually capture a circumhorizontal arc, also sometimes called a fire rainbow, and a halo around the sun.
These are both formed because of ice crystals in the atmosphere. They refract and reflect the light. Very wonderful photo. Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share it with you here.
The fog pulled back and we are having a sunny, mild day on the coast. Much warmer weather for the holiday weekend.
Alan Reinke noticed this amazing sight, a halo around the sun.
Alan photographed a Sun Dog, also called a mock sun. They are caused by the refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the air. Sun dogs are most likely to be seen when the sun is near the horizon, as it is in Alan’s photo.
Thanks to Alan for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
We are at the tail end of a wild storm. We received 2.5 inches of much-needed rain. The remarkable thing is how cold the coast is.
On June 3 a halo around the sun appeared close to noontime. Here's Paul Brewer's story: “I was at the Dolphin Gallery as the volunteer. Jacquie got a call from Sharron Peterson, owner of the Highlight Gallery in Mendocino, alerting her to the sun halo and asking that I try to get some photos. This shot is a panorama stitch of three photos. I thought this might be a little different than the other hundred you must be receiving.”
Paul's stitched-together photo shows the Gualala Hotel and the Pacific Ocean behind. It really shows the magnificence of this event.
Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is the link to his website: www.capturingnatureswonders.com
On June 3rd a magnificent halo appeared around the sun. A friend pointed it out to me when I was in Gualala around noon. Several photographers recorded the event. Here's a photo taken by Shana Becerra.
A halo often is a predictor of rain. Another photo of this phenomenon will appear in the Independent Coast Observer in my Mendonoma Sightings column, which comes out today. It was taken by Paul Brewer and it's quite stunning.
Thanks to Shana for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
This fire rainbow, or more properly, a circumhorizontal arc, appeared and several coastal residents got a photo of it. Donna Woodbury photographed it from Anchor Bay Beach. In Donna's second photo the fire rainbow is at the bottom and a portion of the halo around the sun appears. A halo can often predict rain.
Connie King capture it from The Sea Ranch.
Peggy Berryhill only had her phone camera but she captured it too. She said the colors were much more vibrant that what her photo shows.
And lastly Christina Chapman got this photo, which also shows the halo around the sun.
A circumhorizontal arc occurs when the sun is refracted through ice crystals.
Thanks to Donna, Connie, Peggy, and Christina for allowing me to share their photos with you here.