tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046232325583098770.post6479324628170389825..comments2023-10-11T05:59:00.326-07:00Comments on cipofuzo02: Diamond dust display in Dolni MoravaÁgnes Kiricsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08611168432247808121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046232325583098770.post-5190037977659900992008-02-16T04:23:05.000-08:002008-02-16T04:23:05.000-08:00Possibly the 22 halo here is mostly Lowitz arcs.Possibly the 22 halo here is mostly Lowitz arcs.marko riikonennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046232325583098770.post-9748919664092111452008-02-16T18:13:16.000-08:002008-02-16T18:13:16.000-08:00You're right I can see on the left upper and c...You're right I can see on the left upper and circular lowitz arcs quite well. In 2004 I got a display that showed very well defined lowitz arcs inluding long circular lowitz arc.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1046232325583098770.post-82911639712002915782008-02-19T02:51:51.000-08:002008-02-19T02:51:51.000-08:00This strikes me as a display where supercooled wat...This strikes me as a display where supercooled water cloud layer has locally turned into crystals because of the nuclei provided by snow guns. The transformation has stopped to the dark water cloud layer in the horizon, typical sight in the dust display in High Arctic and Antractic.<br><br>The description of the sky clearing up fits this scenario: clearing takes place as the crystals:water droplets ratio increases. The dark water cloud layer does not seem to be covering the distant trees, probably the cloud layer is above the observer. So it seem to me this display is not above the clouds. It has formed from the clouds and the crystals then precipitate to the ground.<br><br>I have noticed this water cloud border in many display photos of the central Europe mountains. It seems that cloud transfomation is better for creating major displays than crystals growing in clear skies. The latter is always the case in Finnish dusts.marko riikonennoreply@blogger.com