cazalea
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Strange Views from the Airplane
I got a few nice photos from 3D and 7A which raised a question for pilots and frequent fliers. We were heading south, 30,000 feet or so. I was on the left looking east, sun was setting in the west. Here's what I saw -- an image of our plane on the clouds, with an aura around it. The vision moved along with us until the clouds disappeared. Is anyone familiar with this kind of reflection?
The rest are images of Mt Rainier, the famous mountain SE of Seattle.
Cazalea
Strange Views from the Airplane
I got a few nice photos from 3D and 7A which raised a question for pilots and frequent fliers. We were heading south, 30,000 feet or so. I was on the left looking east, sun was setting in the west. Here's what I saw -- an image of our plane on the clouds,...
A glorious day!
(Joke) Hello Mike, It is called a glory, see more details here: en.wikipedia.org , see below the photo taken in northern scotland at 11000ft by a fellow glider pilot. It looks stunning! Best, E. ...
Thank you! That was a great explanation
I guess what they said was "it was an observed but not exactly fully-understood phenomenon". Good enough for me. Cheers, Miek
Yes, this phenomenon is called " Santa Plane ". :)))
More seriously, it is maybe due to the glass of your plane window? Superb photo of the mount in the clouds! Best, Nicolas
