#optical phenomena

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File:Full-circle solar halo with parhelia and lower tangent arc, South Pole, 12 Jan 2009.jpg

[de-wanderer-art]

look at this FREAKING cloud. gorgeous.

image from the FREAKING walt disney company + ABC news

[thefarfield-s5s]

Maktub

[mirtapersonal]

The Glory of the Pilot

[your-featherbrained-weather-vane]

I was reminded of this bc we had a beautiful sunset, but have you ever heard of a green flash?

you just helped me realize that’s a real thing 👁👄👁 I don’t think I’ve actually heard about it from a meteorological standpoint, I thought it was just something from Pirates of the Caribbean 🤧

pictured here: green flash / ray from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

I found out they actually somewhat explained the gist of a real green flash in the movie, but with added folklore from that universe — that green flashes are rumored to signal when a soul comes back from the dead

it seems real “green sunsets” don’t look nearly as dramatic, nor do they signal people coming back to life, but it’s super cool that they happen!

I don’t think I’ve ever accidentally seen one myself either, I’ve only been near the ocean a handful of times and my house is surrounded by other houses and trees, a good 69 feet above sea level. I read that they can be seen at any altitude, but mostly seen at sea level. thank you for teaching me something new! if you have anything more to say about green flashes I’d love to hear it 😌

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Green Flash, meteorological optical phenomena.

[matt-molloy]

"Rainbow in the Clouds"

This is know as a glory. An optical phenomena created by the sun and clouds. I see them most times I fly, so they must be pretty common.

[norwegiatlas]

Optical phenomena vocab in Norwegian

Vocab in cursive I couldn't find the official Norwegian word for, but have found it being used on several websites and other places, or being used in Nynorsk (just that I have “bokmålified” them). Also, some phenomena have several names in both English and Norwegian. I hope you enjoy this vocab list nevertheless! :)

optisk fenomen (n) = optical phenomenon lys (n) = light farge (m) = color spekter (n) / spectrum (n) = spectrum atmosfære (m) = atmosphere

Atmosfæriske optiske fenomener Atmospheric optical phenomena

regnbue (m/f) = rainbow luftspeiling (m/f) = mirage aftenrøde (m) = afterglow natthimmellys (n) = airglow, nightglow Aleksanders bånd (n) = Alexander’s band, Alexander’s dark band alpeglød (m) = alpenglow solstråle (m) = crepuscular ray, sun ray polarlys (n) = Aurora polaris, polar lights nordlys (n) = Aurora borealis, northern lights sørlys (n) = Aurora australis, southern lights purpurlys (n) / purpurglød (m) = Belt of Venus, Venus’s Girdle, antitwilight arch Brockenspekter (n) / Brockenspøkelse (n) = Brocken spectre, Brocken bow, mountain spectre iriserende skyer (m/f) = cloud iridescence jordskygge (m) = Earth’s shadow, Earth shadow glorie (m) / antikorona (m) = glory grønt glimt (n) = green flash, green ray halo (m) / nimbus (m) / solring (m) / månering (m) = halo solsøyle (m/f) = light pillar, sun pillar, solar pillar bisol (m/f) / solhund (m) = sun dog tyndalleffekt (m) = the Tyndall effect

Andre optiske fenomener  Other optical phenomena

opposisjonseffekt (m) = opposition surge zodikallys (n) = zodical light

If you find any mistakes or typos, please let me know so I can correct them as soon as possible!