10 Atmospheric Optical Phenomena
Ten atmospheric optical phenomena in real photographs. An editorial selection, with explanations based on the WMO Cloud Atlas and NWS. Photograph credits, licences and adaptations: File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg — Eric Rolph at …
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Ten atmospheric optical phenomena in real photographs. An editorial selection, with explanations based on the WMO Cloud Atlas and NWS.
Photograph credits, licences and adaptations:
File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg — Eric Rolph at English Wikipedia — CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Fog_bow_over_a_field.jpg — Juris Seņņikovs — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fog_bow_over_a_field.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:IMG_7474_solar_glory.JPG — Brocken Inaglory — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IMG_7474_solar_glory.JPG
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Lunar_Halo_.jpg — Darrybuffin — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Halo_.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Highly_iridising_altocumulus.jpg — C messier — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highly_iridising_altocumulus.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Halo-Großkrotzenburg-2020.09.06.jpg — Patrick Looß — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halo-Gro%C3%9Fkrotzenburg-2020.09.06.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Fargo_Sundogs_2_18_09.jpg — Gopherboy6956 — Public domain
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fargo_Sundogs_2_18_09.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Light_Pillars_and_Diamond_Dust_in_London_Ontario_Canada.jpg — Ray Majoran — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Light_Pillars_and_Diamond_Dust_in_London_Ontario_Canada.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Solar_halos_with_foreground,_Salem,_MA,_Oct_27,_2012.JPG — Joseph Thiebes — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_halos_with_foreground,_Salem,_MA,_Oct_27,_2012.JPG
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
File:Circumhorizontal_arc_(Fire_Rainbow)_in_the_Nepal_Himalayas.jpg — Фтещт Нфтлщмнш — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circumhorizontal_arc_(Fire_Rainbow)_in_the_Nepal_Himalayas.jpg
Changes: Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
Photograph credits:
1. File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg; Eric Rolph at English Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Double-alaskan-rainbow.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
2. File:Fog_bow_over_a_field.jpg; Juris Seņņikovs; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fog_bow_over_a_field.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
3. File:IMG_7474_solar_glory.JPG; Brocken Inaglory; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IMG_7474_solar_glory.JPG; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
4. File:Lunar_Halo_.jpg; Darrybuffin; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Halo_.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
5. File:Highly_iridising_altocumulus.jpg; C messier; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highly_iridising_altocumulus.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
6. File:Halo-Großkrotzenburg-2020.09.06.jpg; Patrick Looß; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halo-Gro%C3%9Fkrotzenburg-2020.09.06.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
7. File:Fargo_Sundogs_2_18_09.jpg; Gopherboy6956; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fargo_Sundogs_2_18_09.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
8. File:Light_Pillars_and_Diamond_Dust_in_London_Ontario_Canada.jpg; Ray Majoran; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Light_Pillars_and_Diamond_Dust_in_London_Ontario_Canada.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
9. File:Solar_halos_with_foreground,_Salem,_MA,_Oct_27,_2012.JPG; Joseph Thiebes; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_halos_with_foreground,_Salem,_MA,_Oct_27,_2012.JPG; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
10. File:Circumhorizontal_arc_(Fire_Rainbow)_in_the_Nepal_Himalayas.jpg; Фтещт Нфтлщмнш; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circumhorizontal_arc_(Fire_Rainbow)_in_the_Nepal_Himalayas.jpg; Whole photograph scaled and fitted; same photo blurred behind it; title and caption added.
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