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Kenn
07-Aug-11, 20:18
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i316/kenliz/Miscellaneous/Groats002.jpg

This was taken about 9.30pm a few days ago looking north.
Sun at 10 o'clock, sun corolla at 11 o'clock
Rainbow thing at 12 o'clock.

Is it some sort of refraction?

Sorry that the quality is not better.

astroman
07-Aug-11, 20:33
Maybe a sundog? The following website might help you identify it - http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halosim.htm

Kenn
07-Aug-11, 21:33
Many thanks astroman have had a look through the link and some of the pictures are almost identical although we did not see a full corolla as one half was obscured by cloud but it certainly was spectactular.

golach
08-Aug-11, 00:01
Lizz , pal I cannot spell phenomonem far less tell ye about it[lol]

Dog-eared
08-Aug-11, 00:22
It's a sundog.