A Red Upper Tangent Arc reclining atop a Sun Pillar shone brightly over Ørsta on a cold January 27, 2021. Photos taken in the afternoon. Photo details: Canon 700D, Sigma 17-70 mm lens.
Sun Pillar and Red Upper Tangent Arc. January 27, 2021.
Category Archives: Atmospheric Optics
October 5, 2020. Lunar Corona With Shadows From Tree Branches
A colorful corona enveloped the Moon on October 5. Here seen with shadows from tree branches. Photo details: Canon 650D, Sigma 17-70 mm lens.
Brilliant Sundog. October 1, 2020.
This bright rainbow colored sundog appeared on the sky on October 1, 2020.
Photographed from Ørsta, Norway.
Waves over the Sunnmøre Alps. April 04, 2019.
These clouds drifted over the Sunnmøre Alps, in the evening of April 4, 2019.
Upper Tangent Arc. January 27,2019.
A beautiful Upper Tangent Arc was visible in the afternoon on January 27, 2019. Photographed over Ørsta, Norway.
Sundog. March 8, 2018.
A bright and colorful sundog emerged between the clouds on March 8, 2018.
Corona Around The Sun
A colorful ring around the setting sun. This corona was visible in the afternoon of February 4th, 2017.
Photo details: Canon EOS M3, Sigma 17-70 mm lens.
Noctilucent Clouds 4th August, 2015.
The northern sky was electric blue-white in the early hours of August 4, 2015 because of a beautiful display of noctilucent clouds.
Beautiful NLC structures over the mountain peaks. Here is a photo of the display taken on August 4, 2015.
Photo details: Canon EOS 650D, Sigma 50 – 500 mm, tripod, remote controller
Aureole (corona) around Venus
Thin clouds drifting in front of Venus. Venus is the third brightest light source on the celestial ceiling, and is capable of creating coronas when the conditions are right. This photo was taken a few minutes past 23.00 local time on May 3rd 2015.