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Lunar Corona

2016-04-20 By Roger Edwards

Lunar Corona A broken, diffuse altocumulus deck put on a colorful show of nocturnal atmospheric optics during the cool, pre-dawn hours.  Coronas come to the eye by means of optical diffraction (bending of light) through small water droplets of the clouds.  I enjoyed this corona more than most because the cloud layer moving quickly and was nonuniform—in fact, quite chunky—imparting some welcome, ever-changing texture to the scene. Norman OK (9 Oct 6) Looking WSW  

Filed Under: Visual Effects Tagged With: astronomy, clouds, corona, moon, nighttime, Norman, Oklahoma, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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