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"Bright and multi-colored, it was visible from 10 a.m. until sunset," reports photographer Paolo Bardelli. ...
Circumzenithal arcs typically appear in late autumn and early winter when the air is icy and the sun is low. "The CZA forms only when sun is less than 32.3° high," notes Cowley. As winter solstice approaches, "upside down rainbows" will become increasingly common. Look for them!
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Neat !
Maybe it means that the ___ rights movement will be turned on its head !
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This is fascinating : i had never seen or heard of such a phenomenon. Thanks, Maria, the astronomeress in residence !
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Hungtington Beach, many hours south of Oxnard, California, also experienced a hail storm that turned their beaches white.
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I thought it was actual snow at first. Was this recent ?
Barbara wrote:I thought it was actual snow at first. Was this recent ?
Yes, it happened today, March 2, 2015.
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And now a coppery minimoon moon.
Some people say you cannot tell the difference between a supermoon and a mini-Moon. There are no rulers floating in the sky to measure lunar diameters, and without a reference, one full Moon looks much the same as any other.
Dyer plans to find out: "With luck," he says, "7 lunations from now I will shoot the Sept 27th perigee supermoon with the same optical setup to create a big & little Moon comparison pair."
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