10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARHELIC CIRCLE»
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parhelic circle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
parhelic circle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
For example, ray paths of types 35673, 3765, and 3875 make the bright segment
on the parhelic circle about 30° to the left of the anthelic point, rather than lighting
the entire parhelic circle. Table 2. Ray paths in oriented plate crystals; ...
2
Out of the Blue: A 24-Hour Skywatcher's Guide
Figure 7.12 Parhelic circle. Here we see a short segment of a parhelic circle and
a strongly coloured parhelion. The Sun is out of the frame of the photograph on
the left hand side. (Photo John Naylor) 7.8 The parhelic circle Very occasionally,
...
3
Rainbows, Halos, and Glories
Such an effect is observed and is called the parhelic circle. Plate 3-8 shows a
display with the sun behind the globe of a streetlamp. You see what appear to be
parts of the 22-degree halo and of the circumscribed halo. The nearly horizontal ...
4
Wonders of the Sky: Observing Rainbows, Comets, Eclipses, ...
Not only the sun and the parhelia appear to lie on the parhelic circle. In superb
displays. the anthelion and the two paranthelia may be observed as white spots
like large beads on the circle. The anthelion t"against the sun" or "opposite the ...
5
A Dictionary of Weather
Pairs of anthelic arcs are normally seen, intersecting to give a diagonal cross,
centred on the *parhelic circle, 180° from the Sun, where they may enhance an *
anthelion (if present). anthelion A *halo phenomenon (also known as a counter ...
6
The Starry Room: Naked Eye Astronomy in the Intimate Universe
We also see on the sketch the upper tangential arc to the 22° halo, the
circumzenithal arc, and the parhelic circle. Of the seven “suns," some are also
easy to account for. There are the true Sun, two mock suns, and the anthelion.
The sun drawn ...
7
A Field Guide to the Atmosphere
A halo complex including the 22° and 46° halo, a sun pillar, parhelia, portion of a
parhelic circle, and tangential arcs ohserved at Yellowstone National Park. The
ice crystals responsihle for these effects were very short hexagonal columns of ...
Parhelia (also called 'Mock suns', 'Sun dogs') - bright spotted areas, slightly color-
tinged, that appear to the right and left of the sun, on the parhelic circle. Flat
hexagonal ice-crystal plates (frequently associated with cirrus clouds), produce a
22 ...
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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 3, Mathematics and ...
a bright horizontal line (the parhelic circle, Fig. 1996, b) with an inner and an
outer halo (Fig. 199^, A).a In addition, there may be a fifth sun image (the
anthelion) at 1800 on the horizontal line, i.e. due opposite to the true sun, two
more (the ...
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Lights in the Sky: Identifying and Understanding ...
... more than one mechanism. What do you think? Much more important to go out
and observe. Figure 11.5. Lowitz picture 1 If you ever see anything. Rainbows
Halos 167 Bright Arcs Type 3 The Parhelic Circle The St. Petersburg Displayof
1790.
Michael Maunder, Patrick Moore, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARHELIC CIRCLE»
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parhelic circle is used in the context of the following news items.
Storms bring spectactular sights: sun halos, sundogs
A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is called a halo, or, for the more scientifically minded, a parhelic circle or ring. Sundogs are ... «St George News, May 15»
Researchers create 'laser dogs' with soap bubbles
... Physics Letters A. The light ring shown above is analogous to a parhelic circle, which threads through the sun, running parallel to the horizon. «Science AAAS, Feb 15»
Incredible Video of a Rare Sun Halo Display
That's the photo above, showing an incredible array of optical effects: The 22° halo, parhelia, tangent arcs, parhelic circle, a supralateral arc, ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 15»
If Pigs Could Fly – A Quick Guide to Solar Halos and Other Curiosities
These are part of the much larger parhelic circle, a rarely-seen narrow band of light encircling the entire sky at the sun's altitude formed when ... «Universe Today, May 14»
Sun Dogs Spotted This Morning in Effingham
The colors of the sundog finally merge into the white of the parhelic circle (if the latter is visible). Heather Brockett, one of our Facebook ... «Effingham's News Leader, Jan 14»
Garrett's Blog: Rare Sight Over NWA This Morning
This was an optical phenomena known as Paranthelion or Parhelic Circle when a ring appears in conjunction to the bright spots around the ... «5newsonline.com, Dec 13»
These incredible sky lights look like alien spaceships coming to Earth
He captured a lunar halo combined with a full parhelic circle, two sundogs and a 120 parhelion, which you can see in the beautiful photo below ... «Gizmodo, Oct 13»
Rare atmospheric sight spotted around Seattle
But Wednesday he captured an elusive photo near Bothell of something he's been trying to find for years -- a parhelic circle. "Finally spotted ... «KOMO News, Jun 13»
Astrophoto: Stunning Sun Halo Revisited
“Not only did we have the 22 degree halo, but a circumscribed halo AND a parhelic circle as well!” Wellington wrote. “I became a distracted ... «Universe Today, Oct 12»
These Strange Light Effects In the Arctic Sky Are Not UFOs
The large halo that surrounds the sky is the parhelic circle with 120 degree parhelion (little sun dogs I think). And real faint I believe I am seeing ... «Gizmodo, Dec 11»
