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2007_09_09_bos-iad-lhr076.JPG by dsearls.
A rainbow, or "sundog" in cirrus clouds, which are comprised of ice. Unlike rainbows, which are reflective (from the inside surfaces of falling raindrops) , sundogs appear in the same direction as the sun, within a circle around it. These can be seen from the ground, but always appear far away, because cirrus clouds exist only at stratospheric altitudes. Since we were flying at 25,000 feet at this time, we were beside or inside the very clouds producing the rainbows. 

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Daniele Muscetta  Pro User  says:

wow this is so beautiful!
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avaDarlene  Pro User  says:

wow wow again
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helpingothers says:

excellent capture
You deserve an AWARD!
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Please consider adding your
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amorcitos says:

holy cow - brilliant!
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bjorntryba says:

Excellent photograhy, you really deserved an award !

Would you perhaps allow these spectacular parhelia images to be linked or uploaded to these following websites ?

www.atoptics.co.uk/index.htm
www.meteoros.de/indexe.htm

Parhelia images are not often made from an aircraft at the same height as the cirrus clouds, that makes these images very special.
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