Winter light, fleeting magic ✨
Just as the sun dipped behind the ridge, the light did something unexpected. A soft glow pushed through the clouds, and for a brief moment a rare circumzenithal arc, an upside-down smile of pure color, appeared over the snowy peaks.

It didn’t last long. Just enough time to remind me why being patient in the cold is always worth it. These quiet, in-between moments are the ones I remember most. ❄️

Here’s to a day full of unexpected beauty. What’s one thing you’re looking forward to today?

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#NaturePhotography #ChasingLight
#CircumzenithalArc

Ice Halos by Moonlight

An almost full moon on April 15 brought these luminous apparitions to a northern spring night over Alberta Canada. On that night, bright moonlight refracted and reflected by hexagonal ice crystals in high clouds created a complex of halos and arcs more commonly seen by sunlight in daytime skies.

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#APOD

First time I saw circumzenithal arc ("upside down rainbow") - and this at QTH (you can see my ZS6BKW also on the photo).

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