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5thCloseUpLR.jpg 5thLR.jpg Ruben very kindly gave me the opportunity to analyse the RAW image. I have now revised my opinion and think that rather than being a "borderline" case, there is a strong possibility that he has indeed captured the 5th order bow. The tell-tale green colour is def...

Compweb.jpg As can be seen by the above composite image, both the tertiary and the quaternary bows are very clearly visible. Unfortunately, I am restricted by only having access to the low resolution screen version which has already been heavily processed. The RAW's wold have undoubtedly yielded be...

Hi Elmar, You are absolutely right, it is certainly not a competition. All I am concerned with doing is pushing the boundaries of halo research, regardless of where a display originates or who the observer was. With the very greatest respect, I was not the one who offered the Neklid display by way o...

Hi Elmar, The reason for my post was to bring the exceptional Rovaniemi display to the attention of forum users. I thought a display of this quality would be of interest especially to serious observers like yourself. The Neklid display is an extremely good one and I have enjoyed looking at it many, ...

I am not sure what has happened with the above response, it should read, "Due to the sheer complexity of the Rovaniemi event, I think it would be appropriate if anyone wants to ask questions or requires detailed information about any specific aspect of the display, to direct them to Marko Riiko...

Due to the sheer complexity of the Rovaniemi event, I think it would be appropriate if anyone wants to ask questions or requires detailed information about any specific aspect of the display, to direct them to Marko Riikonen by way of the comments section on the above link. I am quite sure he would ...

Quite possibly the finest display that has ever been photographed,

http://www.thehalovault.org/2017/10/hal ... niemi.html

Regards,

Alec

Hi Kevin & Christoph, Sorry it's taken me so long to answer. I had actually forgotten about the Parry & UTA you mention. Looking back over the images it was indeed formed in old contrails. As you know, Kevin, I also got another Parry, UTA and Upper Lowitz, the other day which was in all prob...

Thanks Elmar, Reinhard and Alexander for your replies so far. Very interesting. I first became interested in this question after reading a passing comment on Marko Riikonen's blog submoon , http://submoon.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/parhelion-11-may/ Marko says, " Halo contrails are quite rare in ...

Hi Everyone, I have a couple of questions regarding the formation of halo phenomena in aircraft contrails. Firstly, how common do you think they are? Secondly, what types of halo phenomena have you observed forming in contrails? I see parhelia quite often and occasionally the odd CZA. However, I don...

Hi Andreas, Since I posted my last reply, the translator has suddenly started working, mysteriously and unexpectedly! Indeed, it seems to be working better than it used to on the old site; very strange, very confusing! I was just about resigning myself to the fact that I wouldn't be visiting the for...

Hi Andreas, Thank you for your swift reply. Unfortunately, the translator is still not working for me which is very frustrating considering my German is very limited. I have also heard from another British member who is having a similar problem. He is using both PC and Mc and has tried several diffe...

Hi Everyone, Whilst I like the look of the new site and think that it is a definite improvement over the old one, are there any other non-German speaking members having problems using Google translate since the update? For some reason, it has stopped working altogether. I am a Mac user and invariabl...

Hi Everyone, I had the good fortune yesterday to be able to observe a rainbow and a left hand parhelion just after 8.00pm yesterday evening, http://theboltonhalotriangle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/23rd-may-2013-simultaneous-left-hand.html Both phenomena were visible simultaneously and I was able to take...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone have experience of or can suggest any stacking, panorama or halo simulation software specifically written for Apple Macs? I am currently using Keith's Image Stacker and Hugin. Anything better out there? I appreciate that there is a wealth of software for Windows and that I c...

Hi Kevin,

Many thanks. I was initially hopeful that other halos/arcs might become visible but unfortunately, shortly after the photos were taken, it clouded up somewhat for the rest of the afternoon precluding further observation.

I've now got my sights set on my first Lowitz....!

Best,

Alec

Hi Everyone, I saw my first suncave Parry the other day whilst on my lunch break at the school where I work. Whilst I frequently see halos, most of them are quite mundane and the rarer ones have an annoying habit of eluding me on a regular basis! However, after nearly three years of patient and some...

Hi Michael, What a superb display! It must have been quite exhilarating to observe such a bright and intense complex halo. 'Spectacular' just doesn't do it justice. Bravo! On the very same evening as your display, I too saw quite an intense circumscribed 22 with well defined UTA, http://theboltonhal...

Hi Everyone, I've not posted for a little while, so I thought I'd share some recent observations. Nothing earth shattering, but hopefully a nice varied selection. I was particularly pleased with the sun pillar. I know sun pillars are extremely common but for some reason I see very few of them in my ...

Hi Everyone, It's generally been very quiet here in Bolton since well before Christmas. However, this last week has seen a definite increase in halo activity in the area and we have had a couple of really good days including a really bright cza and this sighting of a very vibrant and colourful supra...