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AMAZING ICE HALO DISPLAY: Yesterday, sky watchers around the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, witnessed something amazing: A complex network of luminous arcs and rings surrounded the afternoon sun. "I've never seen anything quite like it," says eyewitness Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. Solar physicist David Hathaway snapped this picture of the display:
The apparition is almost certainly connected to hurricane Sandy. The core of the storm swept well north of Alabama, but Sandy's outer bands did pass over the area, leaving behind a thin haze of ice crystals in cirrus clouds. Sunlight shining through the crystals produced an unusually rich variety of ice halos.
"By my count, there are two sun dogs, a 22o halo, a parahelic circle, an upper tangent arc, and a parry arc," says Chris Brightwell, who also photographed the display. "It was amazing."
"Very impressive," agreed onlooker Kyle Winkleman. "This was a once-in-a-decade event for our area."
If the display really was a result of Sandy, sky watchers might not have to wait a decade for the next show. Some researchers believe that superstorms will become more common in the years ahead as a result of climate change, creating new things both terrible and beautiful to see overhead. Sky watchers in the storm zone should remain alert for the unusual.
Don't know if this image was compliments of Sandy or something even more spectacular, but several nights ago(after Sandy made landfall, we (in Michigan) had the most beautiful sunset with layers of color that were peaked in Violet. I have never seen anything like it and commented on it to my husband who was also impressed. The following morning, many pictures were posted on facebook as well.
ReplyDeleteWhy don't the researchers say what they mean? The increase in superstorms will be the result of continual use of HAARP by the Criminal Cabal.
ReplyDeleteJust curious to know if there were any chemtrails sprayed in this area before the picture was taken.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. I went to sleep just a short time after I'd seen it. I had a dream where I looked up at the night sky and saw something very similar to the picture above, only it was dark.
ReplyDeleteAs I watched, I noted that the bright spot was actually a very small orb lightship. It was crystal clear except for in the center where it flashed red, yellow, green, and blue lights. It moved around a bit in the sky and then came down and flew around me, joined by others.
They were unbelievably playful. I don't think I've ever felt so much joy in a dream...or in waking life! It was a true pleasure. Just their being there was so wonderful, and their playfulness only added to it. Such jubilant presence.
I wanna do it again!