Is this a sun dog?

Starry Jack · Post by **Starry Jack** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:35 am

Is this a sun dog? Just after sunset...

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Jack

DeepSolar64 · Post by **DeepSolar64** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:29 am

Sun dogs are usually located at right angles on either side of the sun. This looks like a ray from the sun shining through the atmosphere after the sun has set. I can't remember what they are called.

James

Post by **marktownley** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:43 am

Looks like crepescular rays coming from the sun that is below the horizon, i've seen this a few times over the sea in Iceland before now.

AndiesHandyHandies · Post by **AndiesHandyHandies** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:54 am

Hi

I had an odd sunset sight. Looking north I could see what looked like a red rainbow. I assume it was a partial bow just getting red light from the setting Sun.

Cheers. Andrew.

Starry Jack · Post by **Starry Jack** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:20 pm

Thanks all. I'll go with crepescular rays.

Andrew, sounds lovely...I've not seen such a sight.

Jack

DeepSolar64 · Post by **DeepSolar64** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:22 pm

marktownley wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:43 am Looks like crepescular rays coming from the sun that is below the horizon, i've seen this a few times over the sea in Iceland before now.

I was thinking that!!

AndiesHandyHandies · Post by **AndiesHandyHandies** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:33 pm

Hi

My red rainbow.

P1060376 by Andrew Huskinson, on Flickr

P1060374 by Andrew Huskinson, on Flickr

Cheers. Andrew.

Starry Jack · Post by **Starry Jack** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:37 pm

Thanks, Andrew! Beautiful. I have indeed seen those and even double and triple....this one is strikingly red and broadly diffused.

And I just like saying, "crepescular!". If I say it three times in a row and tap my shoes together I get transported to Kansas.

Post by **Montana** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:06 pm

that's a beauty!

Alexandra

rsfoto · Post by **rsfoto** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:14 pm

Hi Jack,

This

https://www.atoptics.co.uk/

is a great site for learning about all sorts of atmospheric phenomena and light.

EGRAY_OBSERVATORY · Post by **EGRAY_OBSERVATORY** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:42 pm

As Mark has said, Crepuscular Rays are the nearest to your image, albeit your image isn't showing those too well, rather I suspect that the recent big Tonga Volcano eruption could be the cause of the redness in yours and Andrew's pics (depending on where you live from any downwind of that huge blast-site.

http://taggedwiki.zubiaga.org/new_conte ... 15ad28f66c shows and tells more.
These are fairly common events..

Terry

rigel123 · Post by **rigel123** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 5:57 pm

Here is a pic of Sun Dogs that I took a while back.

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DeepSolar64 · Post by **DeepSolar64** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:42 pm

Ditto!!

AndiesHandyHandies · Post by **AndiesHandyHandies** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:43 pm

Hi

My picture is from November.

Visually it looked reddish but there are hints of other colours in the image.

Cheers. Andrew.

AndiesHandyHandies · Post by **AndiesHandyHandies** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:45 pm

Starry Jack wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:37 pm Thanks, Andrew! Beautiful. I have indeed seen those and even double and triple....this one is strikingly red and broadly diffused.

And I just like saying, "crepescular!". If I say it three times in a row and tap my shoes together I get transported to Kansas.

As it was at sunset, to the left, the light making up the rainbow seems to be mainly red sunset light.

Cheers. Andrew.

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