This morning there was some faint sundogs around the sun created by the ice crystals in the air. Course the calves didn’t seem to care about the sky but only that I was delayed putting their feed out by taking the picture.
Faint Sundogs
Picture of the Day for January 27, 2023
The sky finally cleared enough tonight to see the stars, but in January, clear skies often means cold temperatures. But since tonight might be the only clear sky with little moon the next few day, I did venture outside tonight to search for the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). I saw a shooting star first before spotting the comet but I didn’t try setting up my camera since the wind chills were below zero. It is more fun to observe a comet in July instead of January, like this comet visitor in 2020.
2020 Comet NEOWISE
Picture of the Day for September 8, 2021
Although the day started out sunny, clouds rolled in waves with brief periods of rain and then the sun would return. But soon more clouds and rain appeared for a few minutes with the sun shining before the rain finished. The cycle continued several more times, but other than keeping the grass wet so I couldn’t mow, the total rain was less than a tenth of an inch.
Brief Rain Clouds
Picture of the Day for April 7, 2021
As the thunderstorms rolled in yesterday, this was one of the last pieces of blue sky before the clouds blanketed the sky and created a light show from the all the lightning.
Last Patch of Blue
Picture of the Day for April 9, 2020
These clouds were not so pretty as they were swirling snow down. The sky changed conditions rapidly throughout the day with brief periods of sun before the return of the white sheet of flakes that fell as the sky turned dark.
Sheets of White
Picture of the Day for August 4, 2019
Just a few clouds in the evening can create some rays shooting upward into the sky and they quickly change with the movement of the sun and clouds.
Evening Rays
Picture of the Day for June 9, 2019
As the rain moved away in the late evening, the sun started to peek out of the clouds just before the sun’s descent approached its setting for the day.
Sunday’s Sky
Picture of the Day for August 7, 2018
The sky today kept changing from brief sunshine to rumbling thunder including some rain drop so I delayed hanging laundry on the clothes line and skipped mowing.
Changing Clouds
Picture of the Day for June 1, 2016
The clouds last night, after the rain let up, looked more like smoke billowing from a fire than rain clouds. But the clouds did drop rain quickly in some areas, causing flash flood warnings and some thunderstorm warnings, so it was nice to see them moving away from the area.
Smokey Clouds
Picture of the Day for September 7, 2015
There were fireworks going off in the neighborhood last night, I assuming to celebrate the holiday, but some others had nature’s version of fireworks with the rumble of thunder and the lightning brightening the night sky and reflecting in the water as the storms moved through the area. I wouldn’t want be in a tent camping out when a storm rolls though even if the lightning bounced around the clouds instead of a lot of ground strikes.
Brightening the Night Sky
