Sun dogs

This is not my first attempt to capture a sun dog though I think this is one of my better ones. Saturday's blizzard died down at just the right time and it made for and incredible sunset. The wind was quite strong during the capture of this image.

Natural Flare

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RAINBOWS AND SUN DOGS Hello all my fine friends out there! How has your week been? We had some mighty thunderstorms here with a lot of great lighting displays. And it has been and answer to many peoples prayer for rain! Then after the rain often there are rainbows! I always love to see rainbows against dark thundery skies, don’t you? And speaking of rainbows….here are a few things you might not know…. It all has to do with angles. When the sun is lower in the sky (morning and afternoon) the…

When it's cold enough, some stunning Iowa winter sunrises feature a rare natural phenomenon - sun dogs! When conditions are perfect, they're a sight to see.

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Rare optical phenomena known as high altitude solar halos. ~Photo by Steve Gettle

Ski resorts are the best places to see fine halo displays, like this one. Why so beautiful and why so sparkly? Details here.

So where, you might wonder, would you find the crock of gold? That's what the myth says you will discover at the end of the rainbow. But sadly for treasure-hunters, this one has no end. It is a perfect circle