OpticsPOD Archive - Droplets, Coronae, Glories, Fogbows

Last updated on September 16, 2023

Teacup Optics

Airplane Glory, Turkey

Christmas Glory? Sweden

Teide Iridescent Clouds, Canary Islands, Spain

Cloudbows, Alberta, Canada

Aurora and Fogbow/Rainbow, Alberta, Canada

Wildfire Smoke Bishop's Ring, The Netherlands

Wildfire Smoke Skies, California, USA

Lunar Glory, Portugal

Mars Perseverence Launch Optical Effects, Florida, USA

Dust Scattering - Gegenschein, Iran

Pollen Corona, Italy

Turner's White Bow, Tate Gallery, UK

Iridescent altocumulus lacunosus, Wisconsin, USA

Parachute Optics, New Zealand

Birch Pollen Corona, The Netherlands

Cloud Contrast Bow, Norway

Fogbow Supernumeraries & Glory, Hawaii

Moai, Saturn, Corona - Easter Island

Alder Pollen Corona, Germany

Corona + Iridescence, Italy

Mollusc Shells II

Mollusc Shells

Oval Coronae & Aureoles Around Stars

Atomic Fogbow

Quetelet Colours, USA

Birefringent Ice, Russia

Cloudbow, England

CD Sun Circles

Pollen Corina, Hungary

Orographic Cloud iridescence, Italy

Lunar Corona, Argentina

Parry's 1827 Fogbow Colours

Corona colours and intensities, WA, USA

Corona/Aureole Colours, Cambridge, England

Many Fogbow Supernumeraries, Florida, USA

Sundial Frost Birefringence, Slovakia

Teacup Levitation & Colours, Arizona, USA

Pine Pollen Corona, Finland

Aerial Corona, USA

Wyoming Fogbow, USA

Fogbow, Mount Teide, Canary Islands

Fogbow, Marin Headlands, USA

Morning Fogbow, Russia

Polarization & Fogbows, Russia

Thistledown Diffraction, Scotland

Venus, Jupiter (& Mars?) Coronae, Austria

Cloudbow & Glory, USA

Distorted Glory, Beijing to California

Light Rings & Diffraction, Wales

Contrail Iridescence, New Jersey, USA

Distrail, Germany

Alaskan Fogbow, USA

Lunar & Solar Pollen Coronae, Russia

Cloudbow, Netherlands

Brocken Spectre & Glory, Slovakia

Fireweed Light Rings & Diffraction, Scotland

Desert Fogbow, Arizona, USA

Alpine Iridescence

Venus Aureole-Corona, Hungary

Mountain Shadow & Iridescence, Wales

Airplane glory & 'Brocken Spectre'

Total Solar Eclipse Corona/Iridescence

Solar Eclipse Corona

Glove Hair Corona, Hungary

Kingfisher Colours, France

Lunar Fogbow, Northern Ireland

Clouds - Up Close

Fogbow, Brocken Spectre & Glory, Russia

Brocken Spectre & Glory, Brecon Beacons, Wales

Lunar Corona, Sierra de Madrid, Spain

Autumnal Versailles, France

Iridescent vs Nacreous Clouds, Brazil

Lunar Corona, Ontario, Canada

Subhorizon Halos & Glory, Alberta, Canada

Air Conditioner Plume Iridescence, Germany

Iridescent Mountain Clouds, Czech Republic

Airframe Induced Iridescence, London

Wing Colours or Window? Brazil

Of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Finland

Eye Colours

Pine Tree Oil on Lake

Brocken Spectre & Glory over Veszprém, Hungary

Morning Run Glory, Belgium

Fogbow & Supernumeraries, La Réunion Island

Many Ringed Corona, Croatia

Pollen Coronae, Russia

Moth Silk Diffraction

Bubbles

Corona Australis

Dandelion Diffraction

Corona Rings

Sunset Glory

Pileus Clouds

Cloud Bow, England

Sahara Dust Bishop Ring, Hungary

Iridescence over Yunnan Observatory, China

New Brunswick, Canada Fogbow

Mushroom Spore Corona

Pileus, Colours, Shadows

Fogbow, Supernumeraries & Polarization

Corona, New South Wales, Australia

Frying Pan Optics

Venus, 2-D & 3-D Diffraction Gratings

Fogbow & Glory

Non-circular Coronae, Hungary

Lunar Fogbow, Finland

Bubbles

Spooky Coronae

Rock Pool Corona

Glory & Brocken Spectre, Ireland

Soap Films

It's Grim up North

Sugar Mountain Glories

Indonesia Optics

Pine Pollen Corona

Contrail Iridescence

Feather Iridescence

Contrail Shadow & Iridescence

Fogbow with Supernumeraries, Finland

Oval & Not So Oval Aureoles

California Iridescence

Droplet Caustics

Lunar Corona, Finland

Order & Disorder, Swiss Alps

Brocken Spectre, Ireland

Oval Star Aureoles, M42

Corona and Iridescence

Jupiter Corona, Aldebaran Aureole

Greenland Fogbow

Eclipse Optics, Shadow Bands

Solar Corona

Glory in the Field

Siberian Optics

Airplane Glory

Bows & Polarization

Tubes

Double Pollen Corona

Bubbles

Moon & Fogbow, Poland

Flatirons, Colorado Iridescence

Factory Glory

Aconcagua Skies

Aureoles Small & Large

Rings of Two Kinds

Idaho Glory

Corona & Babinet

Quételet rings from Venus & Jupiter

Near Sky

Zodiacal Light - Dust, Planets, Fire, Stars

Corona & Iridescence

Sub-Anthelic Diffraction Pillar

Enigmatic Ovals

Southerl

Glories of Sky Diving

Spider Silk Colours

Crescent Corona

Glory & Brocken Spectre - Turkey

Cloudbow & Glory - Greenland

Glory

Tropical Iridescent Cloud

Fogbow & Supernumeraries

Optics Galore

Bouguer's Halo

Greenland Ice Cap Optics

Greenland Glory

Intense Iridescence

Sahaha Bishops Ring/Aureole

Absent Aureole - Clean Air

Stratospheric Aerosol - New Zealand

Linear Hole Punch

Flight Optics

'Old Fog' Fogbow, Greenland

Atlantis Space Shuttle Glory

Pollen Corona, Finland

Near Sun Iridescence

Glows opposite the sun

Corpuscles & Waves, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Michigan Corona

Bubble Optics

Ice Corona?

Alaskan Skies

Of still ponds and dusty windows

Breath Iridescence

Eiger Banner Cloud

Blue Ridge Mountains Haze

Jupiter Corona/Aureole

Diffracted Sunlight

Wednesday's Fogbow

Christmas Glory

Wave Clouds, Coronna & Iridescence

Corona & Pleiades

Aircraft Iridescence

Eclipse Corona, Hungary

Lunar Corona - Sweden

Vista House Corona

Oval Venus Corona

Glory Romania

Multiple Hole Punches

Actic Fogbow

Glory & Brocken Spectre

Lunar Fogbow + Jupiter Aureole

Bozeman, Montana Iridescence

Car Headlamp Fogbows

Near & Far, Australia

Jovian Puzzle

Iridescent Pileus

Norway Lenticular Clouds

TNG Fogbow

Fall Streaks

Iridescent Fractus

Pollen & Corona

Giant Lily & Sun Corona

ISS & Corona

Macchu Picchu Glory

Eclipse Iridescence

Coffee Filter Iridescence

3 in 1

Zambia Iridescence

California Contraill Colours

Cloud Bow, Scotland

Glory on Snowdon, North Wales

Above Cloud Iridescence

Pollen & Pollen Corona

Cloud Contrast Bows

Colorado Wave Clouds

Paraglider Glory

Holy Light

Aureoles, Sunsets and Ash

Quetelet Rings - Hungary

More Eyjafjallajokull Effects

Europe's Subtle Volcanic Skies - April 17, 2010

Lunar Corona

Star Aureoles

Tropospheric Bishop

Serengeti Pileus

Spring's first pollen corona?

New Hampshire Corona

Algal Optics

Glider Optics

Lamp fogbows & glories

Mountain Glory

Lamp Fogbows

Algal Optics

Pilot's Glory over Antarctica

Kitchen Optics

Cloud Colours

Coronae & Airy Disks

Fogbow Bridge - Alaska

Reflection Glory & Brocken in the sky

Secondary fogbow, Estonia

Monster Lenticular

Glory in the sky! Very rare reflection glory

Lenticular Clouds & Iridescence

Cloud/fogbow, Ireland

Glory & Transparancy

Inner & Outer Pollen Corona, Sweden

Lake Ladoga & Fogbow

Unusual Lamp Fogbow

Boomerang Optics

Fogbow, Australia

Corona Colours

Glaciating Altocumulus

Hole Punch Cloud & Halo

Virga/Fall Streaks

Iridescence

Constant Optics

All in a Day

Fundy Fogbow

Order & Chaos

Pollen Coronae - Moon & Venus

All in a Flight

Venus Aureole or Corona?

Corona

Teatime Optics

Tennessee Fogbow

HDR Corona

Lunar & Venusian Coronae

Oval Venus Coronae?

Humidifier Iridescence

Cloudbow

DIY Fogbow

Florida Mist

Venus Corona

Cloud Contrast Bow

Aircraft Iridescence

Sublime Iridescence

Sunward diffraction, Edinburgh

Fogbow, Glory, Brocken Spectre

Iridescent Pileus

Grass Glory

Corona & IRIS

Balloon Glory

Dusty Window Colour Fringes

Quételet Colours

Parisian Colours August '08

Volcanic Glory

Montana Fogbow

Glory & Brocken Spectre

Corona from pond algae

Iridescence, Milan

Laos ~ Iridescent Sky

Pollen Corona, Germany

Rocket Trail

Fogbow, Titanic Waters

Cloud Iridescence

Splendour in the Grass

Brocken Spectre

Glory over Greenland

Heiligenschein, Holy Light

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