[ShirleyM]

If you haven't seen the amazing photo Cath has featured in her photo album here on TRT, I recommend you take a look.

My son Troy sent me these links, explaining the phenomenon. Whether this is what is going on in her photo or not, I don't know, but I'm beginning to think it is.
It's called a Sun Dog. The links below explain it and show examples of Sun Dogs.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF14/1422.html

http://clavius.as.arizona.edu/vo/vofcal.html

http://www.ski-dondiego.org/alta.htm

http://www.amtsgym-sdbg.dk/as/halo/

and here's a link to

Cath's Photo of a possible Sun Dog:

http://www.thereeftank.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=267&password=&sort=7&thecat=500

~ Shirley

 

[cath]

Blushin' Pink ...

Awww...thank you, Shirley! What a nice gesture on your part.

 

[Alice]

That is a very cool pic!

 

[Jeremy1973]

*sighes* some day...I can take a criuse like that. But first, they need to invent sun block 200.

Oh, and I added a comment to the pic. I don't believe that to be a sun dog. But a form of lens flare. With the clouds and stuff starting to filter the light, when the sun hit the first lens on the camera, the lights was refracted and filtered some, thus when it hit the second lens in the camera, that is why it is offset, but still holds shape. But this is just my humble opinion. I still gave the pic a 10 cause it is breath taking!

 

[cath]

cath blushin' and skuffin' her toe the SC clay earth

Thanks, Jeremy