Oriontsuki on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/oriontsuki/art/Circumzenithal-Arc-173940056Oriontsuki

Deviation Actions

Oriontsuki's avatar

Circumzenithal Arc

By
Published:
227 Views

Description

More or less rare sky phenomenon, the circumzenithal arc, which appears as part of a parhelia.. Quick explanation: when the sun is rather low on the horizon, and that cirrus clouds are present in the sky, the sun light is reflected by the ice particles contained in the cirrus clouds. Wikipedia explains it much better than I do :P
It can therefore create optical illusions, such as halos, 'three suns' phenomenon and these circumzenithal arcs.
This one was a pretty smile in the sky :D And the roof part you can see gives an idea of its height.
Image size
2592x1944px 1.97 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-W150
Shutter Speed
10/1600 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Aug 2, 2010, 8:45:17 PM
© 2010 - 2024 Oriontsuki
Comments0
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In