Captured this at 5:00pm today while imaging the planet Venus during the daytime. Rainbow cloud - (aka a Circumhorizontal Arc) This rare rainbow cloud effect occurs when “the sun is high in the sky, at least 58° above the horizon, and can only occur in the presence of cirrus clouds. The phenomenon is quite rare because the ice crystals must be aligned horizontally to refract … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Connecticut Star Party 23
Another yearly tradition by the Astronomical Society of New Haven, the Connecticut Star party is in the books! Over 100 participants spent the weekend observing on the famous "scope field", listened to lectures, and generally had a great time seeing old friends, and making new ones. Here are a couple of images of the night sky from Ashford, Connecticut, at the June Norcross … [Read more...]
Newtown flag
While I was shooting video yesterday at the Newtown's Labor Day parade I spotted this picture in front of the reviewing stand. They had brought out a 90 foot x 45 foot American Flag and unfurled it with the help of spectators in the crowd. While about 50 of them held it up, and the National Anthem played, several people went under the flag to help keep it from hitting the … [Read more...]
Storm clouds over Meriden
There were many strong storm cells erupting all over Connecticut throughout the day today. I was driving up I-91 in Meriden when I saw a very impressive leading edge of one of the cells. I pulled over in the rest area in Middletown just as the clouds were passing over and managed to get some interesting video. In editing, I sped up the video 10 times the normal speed as … [Read more...]