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DEW
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08 June 2014 12:52:55

Seen amongst the cirrus ove Chichester today; the colurs haven't been captured on film as well as I'd like, but a broad section across the centre was quite strongly coloured.



See http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/cha2.htm.


Interesting points: it's seen directly below the sun which must be 58+deg above the horizon (Sorry, Edinburgh, you'll never see it - it's only possible for 100 hours a year even in London), formed by aligned flat hexagonal platesof ice crystals, rays of sun in at one side and refracted out through the base (diagram on website above)


War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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