Derby and District Astronomical Society
Optical Effects
| Chris Newsome captured this image of a sun pillar after sunset on the A515 between Buxton and Newhaven on the 10th February 2008. He used a Canon EOS 300D camera. For another view of this absolutely stunning sunset click here. |
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| This image of a sun dog was taken by Chris Newsome on the 21st October 2007 while he was in Ashford in Kent. There was only one sun dog visible at the time, to the left of the Sun. The clouds on the right prevented one appearing on the opposite side. Chris used a Canon EOS 300D camera with a 35 mm lens at f/18 and 1/500th of a second. |
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| Barry Ashforth took the following pictures of a sundog embedded in a 22° halo on the 25th May 2006 while on a canal holiday. In the first two photos he had to hide the sun with one hand (which conveniently tells you the time of day). In the third photo the sun is hidden by the cloud. |
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