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Feb 18, 2009 19:13 |  #1

I captured these on Saturday night.. was about 20 degrees out.. pretty amazing!!

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Sorry about the noise, had to boost the ISO because my tripod isn't the most stable in the world :)



  
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Feb 18, 2009 19:18 |  #2

Great capture Marc. How visible were they to the naked eye?


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Feb 18, 2009 20:06 |  #3

Very vague to the naked eye.. visible enough for me to notice, but not anything like the long exposure brings out... I always keep an eye to the sky and I happened to noticed these.. I doubt a normal person going about their business would notice..




  
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Feb 19, 2009 05:12 |  #4

That's really bizarre, almost like the earth is under attack! I really like it, well spotted and well captured.


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Feb 19, 2009 13:56 |  #5

Never seen them before. Amazing. I'm off to look up what the hell they are now. :)


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Feb 19, 2009 22:27 |  #6

just like sun dogs or ice halos, plate shaped ice crystals in the clouds, only these reflections are from city lights rather than the sun or moon...




  
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