Monday, February 05, 2007

Ice Halo Pics

Here are the ice halo pictures I took in Minneapolis last Friday. I should have tried for a shot including the sun, but I was in a hurry.



The shot below was taken through a tinted third floor window a little while after the one above.



Pretty day. I started to write something about wishing I could have spent it outside instead of in a classroom, but then I remembered how cold it was. I think it was around 6 degrees at the time. Later on it warmed up a bit, to the mid-teens or so, but there was enough wind to make flags unfurl completely. Going to and from the car was more than enough outside time for me.

3 comments:

  1. It's not much warmer here. No bicyle today. I used my gym membership for the first time this year. I did see some crazies on bikes on my way over, though. I guess I'm losing my edge.

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  2. These ice halos are spooky. They don't show up too often in Pennsylvania.

    That second picture is clearly not an ice halo. It's a picture of ET landing just as the Mother Ship prepares for take-off. You can see his features in the lower bubble if you squint and pull on your left ear.

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  3. How true. I hadn't noticed that before. You can actually see the same creature peeking through the tree in the top picture. Amazing. Simply amazing.

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