Images Dated 2004 October

Sun pillar

Sun pillar, a visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice crystals with near horizontal parallel planar surfaces. The light comes from the sun usually at or low to the horizon. A similar effect can come from the moon or from terrestrial sources such as street lights

Atmospheric, Column, Drifting Crystals, Illusion, Light, Natural, Optical, Phenomena, Pillar, Rainbow, Refraction, Solar, Spectrum, Sunlight, Vertical

Cirrus cloud (Cirrus fibratus)

Cirrus cloud (Cirrus fibratus), high-level formation, possibly presaging a deterioration in weather conditions but also possibly indicating fair weather to come. Japan

Ci Fib, Family A, Formation, High Altitude, Meteorological, Meteorology, Named Clouds, Thin, Wispy

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Berger Blanc Suisse or White Swiss sheepdog (Canis familiaris) side portrait of dog with pricked ears, France

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