Circumzenithal arc

[inkydigit]

saw my first circumzenithal arc today, I had my own little 'double rainbow' moment!
tried to snap it with my camera phone will post if they are any good...

[Henry Blewer]

New word of he day... circumzenithal. An arc of light created by atmospheric phenomena.

[inkydigit]

yeah, kind of like an upsidedown rainbow...it was really vibrant for some time, then faded but was still visible for 20 minutes or so...had to google it to see what it was! An astonishingly beautiful phenomina!

[cyphyr]

Just seen one over Glastonbury uk, took some pics, will post in a bit
Richard
They were easy to see with Polarizing sun glasses but quite hard to capture on my little camera.
At one point there were two clearly visable arcs above the sun, one curving about the sun and the furher away one curving away from the sun.

[inkydigit]

nice one Richard, pic two looks like you captured some sundogs too!
are you in Somerset, I am from Bristol, I have family in Somerset,

[cyphyr]

I'm from south London originally, went to a small relatively unknown festival in Glastonbury in 86 and never really went back
Richard

[inkydigit]

yeah things really changed in the festy scene a lot after stonehenge 84 and the infamous battle of the beanfield in 85, last time I was at glasto was 90..very vague memories!!!