Welcome.......today is SkyWatch Friday's 19th edition. I missed a few along the way, most likely. Please visit the official SkyWatch site to find links to participants from around world. Many thanks to the SkyWatch team.....Klaus, Sandy, Ivar, Wren, Fishing Guy, Louise!*
On Tuesday of this week, the mid-morning sky appeared as shown below. WARNING......gazing at this zigzag sky for very long could trigger a headache! If anyone knows the scientific name of this type of cloud formation, please mention it in a comment......thanks!
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[Dewdrop stopped by to identify the above cloud formation.......it is Altocumulus undulatus. Thank you, Dewdrop!!]
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Last Friday, right after completing my SkyWatch blogpost, I headed outdoors for an afternoon walk and was greeted by the sight of a parhelion, also known as a "sun dog". Can you find it in the photo below?
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These scenes come to you from northeast Iowa, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
Happy SkyWatching!
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These scenes come to you from northeast Iowa, USA. Thanks for stopping by!
Happy SkyWatching!
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23 comments:
Beautiful skies, great for skywatch.
Great photo's!
Take care.
Too Kewl, Jeannelle! Love that sun dog photo!
I love the first one, it's so cool.
Nice skies over Iowa!
Oh the first one is very impressive Jeannelle. I guess I should stick my head out more often, but the wind is ugly and it sounds frigid out there!
great catch! Happy SkyWatching! I am back now... Hope you'll visit mine too...
Your first sky picture is a more complete image of what I captured in mine! Lovely post.
Wonderful peppered sky.
Jeannelle: That first on is a beautiful capture of those fluffy clouds. Tell #6 Dewdrop you want her to drop by and she will name the clouds for you.
OMW! That first one is nuts, amazing! Super gorgeous!
cool photos... love the sun dog I dont think i have ever seen one in person!
Thank you all for stopping by! Now, I'm off to visit your SkyWatch posts, too!
Wow, I think northeast Iowa has great skies. I've never seen zig-zag clouds.
My, that first shot is amazing. So beautiful.
Great photos.I love the ripple affect . We had lots of cloud's here in Mo. too.
Happy skywatch friday!
Beautiful capture of altocumulus undulatus clouds. Check out this link for more information about that cloud type. Some refer to it as a mackerel sky or even a herringbone sky because of the wavy ripples. Your capture is almost perfect!
that capture of the clouds in the first photograph is awesome...thanks for sharing...
Love both of these photos. The first one definitely could give one a headache, but it certainly is interesting! Great post!
I had never heard of a sun dog, or parhelion, before this. Thanks for the bit of knowledge. I'm sure I'll be pointing out sun dogs to people for the rest of my life, now.
Thank you all for visiting and for your thoughtful comments. Thank you, Dewdrop, for the link to the cloud info.
Because I've known about sundogs for as long as I can remember, it surprises me when folks say they've never heard of such a thing. Sundogs must be less common in some areas. Its been only recently that I their scientific name, "parhelion", though.
What beautiful cloud photos.
I just recieved a guide about clouds in the office today...it shows all different kinds of photos of clouds and identifies them all....very cool.
The first photo does make your eyes go a little wonky if you look at it to long...but I love it! Beautiful SWF photos.
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