Moondogs
~ Paraselenae
Imaged
by Steve West(Steve's
Atmospheric Phenomena) on Feb 23rd in Tucson, Arizona.
"There was just the weak halo until this
wedge-shaped clearing pushed in above the moon. Then the two dogs (and
a bit of the parhelic circle)
lit up for about 10 minutes. Shot at ISO 200 for 30sec with a Konica
Minolta 7D and Sony 11-18 lens. No diamond dust here in the desert though!"
A bright moon makes halos and luckily we do not always need diamond
dust. Halos
formed by ice crystals in high cirrus clouds
can be seen anywhere on Earth summer and winter.
Image ©Steve West, shown with
permission. |
