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Several halo forms

17.3.2023 at 12.41 - 12.43 - Saarijärvi (II)
Maritta Kinnunen

Well now, finally :D I've been trying to see the side sun. It's just never been seen. Here, others say they see it almost every day :D I've been thinking that I'm really unlucky not to see such a common halo. Now I saw it. It shone with a beautiful color and brightness. The phone does not make the colors appear as bright as the eyes could see. I'm so glad to see it now :)

Images: 3 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Rare halos

17.3.2023 at 08.44 - 10.35 - Saarijärvi (IV)
Maritta Kinnunen

What a beautiful halo ring when there were suitable clouds :) I guess there's nothing more to it than that. In the last picture, it looks like the sun has a smaller ring/ring. It's not colorful. It came with other ones taken at the same time. Unless there is a reflection.

Images: 4 pcs • Comments: 6 pcs

Several halo forms

13.3.2023 at 16.38 - 16.56 - Kannonkoski (II)
Maritta Kinnunen

A different halo ring image in between, streaked with clouds. I'll put the last picture at the beginning. I'm trying to hunt for side sun, but it's just never appeared on my tires. Could there be a little pillar? Continuing the journey, a longer version of the pillar could be seen from behind the forest.

Images: 3 pcs

Several halo forms

12.3.2023 at 09.30 - 12.44 - Saarijärvi (II)
Maritta Kinnunen

The halo ring was visible again. Probably almost in all of Finland :) So nothing special. One view is a bit boring. Around 10 o'clock another "tire bump" appeared on the right side of the tire. Could it be a cloud that reflects the right tire. It's a shame when you can't get an accurate picture on the phone. I put the pictures in the wrong order. So that a little better comes first :D

Images: 4 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

One halo form

11.3.2023 at 11.51 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

I'll post a series of pictures from yesterday. A halo ring can be seen in the background. I happened to make shadows on it while leaving the plane. They can't be seen badly. I got confirmation from people who know the matter better :)

Images: 4 pcs

Several halo forms

11.3.2023 at 09.06 - Saarijärvi (II)
Maritta Kinnunen

Hello again in the morning. I put it there just in case several are visible. I'm still really bad at identifying them. It still has a ring :)

Images: 2 pcs

One halo form

11.3.2023 at 01.17 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

Even these halos are coming now. The ring of the moon started to appear first from the left side and was already better exposed at the time of these pictures. In the end it was clearer on the right side. The view was almost artistic due to the position of the clouds.

Images: 2 pcs

One halo form

10.3.2023 at 17.41 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

After a beautiful day, the sunset was also wonderful. 1. There is probably a pillar in the picture. 2. Picture anyway. The sun bridge can be seen hanging there. It looks terribly dark in the pictures. I don't know what is shown in the 3rd and 4th pictures. The sun went down behind the cloud. My eyes could see a small moment where nothing else could be seen in that direction. Until suddenly a glow rose from there. It looked like three yellow-orange rays were on fire. I tried to take a picture, but in the pictures it looks somehow round like the sun itself:D even though it was behind a golde...

Images: 5 pcs

Other special clouds

10.3.2023 at 09.16 - 09.19 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

I've been wondering if I even dare to post this stupid thing here :D 10.3 was a windy day and the clouds were moving a lot and at high speed. There were only a few clouds at the time of these pictures. I had planned to take pictures of the color clouds. Then I noticed a weird looking cloud. I thought I'd wait until it got close to the sun so I could get a great shot. After all, it didn't stay together, but also experienced a change in shape. The sun was already too bright for the photo to have been successful. In the second picture you can see a "face" cloud at the top :D as in my ...

Images: 7 pcs • Comments: 1 pcs

One halo form

8.3.2023 at 11.20 - 13.25 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

I had to photograph the entire tire :D I rarely see it myself and it remained visible for several hours now. EDIT: Thanks. Thank you also for the interesting instructions to get to know and learn about the phenomena of the sky :)

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 5 pcs

Several bright halo forms

8.3.2023 at 08.46 - Saarijärvi (III)
Maritta Kinnunen

Now there were several phenomena at the same time. Ring, arch and color cloud/rim. It looked good and stayed put :)

Images: 4 pcs

One halo form

6.3.2023 at 16.53 - Saarijärvi
Maritta Kinnunen

During the shopping trip, it was noticed that the sun was glowing orange and a pillar was rising. There was no such view at the shooting location. However, many things could be seen due to the movement of the clouds and there was something floating in the air. I'm not sure if the pillars of either were visible in the pictures. A cloud started to appear in front of the sun and we started to continue our journey. Should have been a little longer. Yes, it was a shame to notice first in the side mirror and later when the trees were rustling the rather red sun with its pillars. Couldn't tak...

Images: 5 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Conjuction of celestial bodies

2.3.2023 at 18.39 - 18.59 - Saarijärvi (IV)
Maritta Kinnunen

The meeting between Venus and Jupiter looked different compared to yesterday. So are the colors of the sky.

Images: 2 pcs

Venus and Jupiter

1.3.2023 at 18.44 - Saarijärvi (III)
Maritta Kinnunen

Venus and Jupiter. You had to try to photograph them, even if you can't get accurate pictures with a phone. The meeting looks different than a few nights ago :) The first picture taken at 18:44, the second one in a different place 10 min. later.

Images: 2 pcs • Comments: 4 pcs

Lunar corona

28.2.2023 at 20.06 - Saarijärvi (III)
Maritta Kinnunen

It starts again :D following the moon. The ring was colorful. The clouds were moving fast.

Venus and Jupiter

26.2.2023 at 19.37 - Saarijärvi
Maritta Kinnunen

Now I have to say that I don't know what I pictured. I suspected Jupiter and Venus based on air direction. But I guess Jupiter can't move that fast :D Bad pictures, but they show the transition. Is it some kind of device, etc.

Images: 4 pcs • Comments: 2 pcs

Several halo forms

21.2.2023 at 14.31 - Saarijärvi (II)
Maritta Kinnunen

It was supposed to be cloudy today. It wasn't :) the sun sometimes shone brighter and then again from behind the clouds. I took pictures at different times and I was able to see the tire more than once. However, with my luck, it's only about lens reflections. I will also put one picture where there was an attempt to form a circle.

Images: 5 pcs

One halo form

5.2.2023 at 22.01 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

I'll post the halo pictures again. I couldn't tell them apart :D

Images: 2 pcs

Lunar corona

5.2.2023 at 21.29 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

It's been many days now that the moon's rims and rings have been photographed :D I'll still post these even though they're nothing special. They haven't been edited, only zoomed

Images: 3 pcs

One halo form

4.2.2023 at 23.23 - Saarijärvi (I)
Maritta Kinnunen

I'll post one more picture. I don't know if this is a ring or some other coloration of the cloud besides a faint rim. Funnily, the clouds piled up and overlapped :D and then a darker circle formed

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