Friday, August 3, 2012

Disc around the Sun

Around 11.00 am this morning at Coimbatore there appeared a large round disc around the sun which lasted around two hours.Several theories were abounding in the neighborhood. One theory was this a unique phenomenon  happens nonce in 100 years. Another rumor was that a great disaster is about to happen to the world. A third rumor that was floating was that a great man is about to die.On quickly looking up the Wikipedia I learned that this a unique optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky. I quickly rushed home to get my camera and was able to take a few shots of this rare spectacle which I have never witnessed before.This lasted for around 90 minutes and then the ring slowly dissipated. I am unable to explain the blue spots in the images - maybe a refraction from the camera lens.I think I was very very fortunate to see this glorious image in the sky. Did any one else see this phenomenon in your city?
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36 comments:

  1. healthnutAugust 3, 2012 at 2:44:00 AM PDT

    We witnessed the same phenomenon from Kovaipudur in Coimbatore and took pictures as well!

    Thanks for posting this. Hopefully tomorrow's news will give us a better idea of what caused this.

    Deepa

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  2. RamakrishnanAugust 3, 2012 at 2:50:00 AM PDT

    Thanks Deepa. Look forward to seeing the pics you took. Ram

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  3. RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANAugust 3, 2012 at 3:54:00 AM PDT

    Amazing! we saw it on the news

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  4. P.N. SubramanianAugust 3, 2012 at 5:42:00 AM PDT

    I received a call from my sister-in-law at Coimbatore asking me to go out and look at the sky. I asked for what. She did not disclose instead pressed me to have a look. I am camping at Chennai. Here it was cloudy and therefore the Sun was not to be seen. I reported back then she explained. Understanding the phenomenon through your post was a blessing. Thank you.

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  5. KusumAugust 3, 2012 at 5:59:00 AM PDT

    Wow! that is one spectacle! Nope in BLR it was cloudy and cold whole day and I haven't seen this :(

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  6. magiceyeAugust 3, 2012 at 6:14:00 AM PDT

    Oh wow! Never seen anything like that! Lovely captures!! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. MridulaAugust 3, 2012 at 6:19:00 AM PDT

    Lovely in Delhi I didn't even look out of the office window :(

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  8. anilkurup59August 3, 2012 at 6:56:00 AM PDT

    The stupidity of man is to attribute supernatural flavour to things that are beyond his immediate awareness or comprehension.

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  9. ashokAugust 3, 2012 at 7:23:00 AM PDT

    wow! what a sight! have seen this very long ago...

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  10. AnonymousAugust 3, 2012 at 8:04:00 AM PDT

    No, I have never seen it. Hope you didn't hurt your eyes, staring at the sun.

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  11. TexWisGirlAugust 3, 2012 at 8:20:00 AM PDT

    that is so cool! i hope it is an omen of GOOD things, not bad. :)

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  12. RamakrishnanAugust 3, 2012 at 9:07:00 AM PDT

    Gigi: I wore dark glasses so my eyes are fine.

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  13. RubyAugust 3, 2012 at 9:47:00 AM PDT

    Interesting pictures!

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  14. Bob BushellAugust 3, 2012 at 10:40:00 AM PDT

    Phenomenon is right, ha ha ha. Brilliant photos.

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  15. UnknownAugust 3, 2012 at 8:23:00 PM PDT

    Glad you captured it _ that means you were lucky to have witnessed the rare phenomenon. ? pupil of an eye??

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  16. SGAugust 4, 2012 at 5:18:00 AM PDT

    Beautiful spectacle! I have never seen such a phenomenon.. but I can imagine how fascinating it'd be.

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  17. UnknownAugust 4, 2012 at 6:07:00 AM PDT

    It's wonderful! Thank you. I haven't seen anything like this before, but I do remember seeing a similar ring around the moon many years ago.

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  18. Jayanthy KumaranAugust 4, 2012 at 11:39:00 AM PDT

    misd to see this rare spectacle, as chennai is cloudy by then..
    thanks for sharing the great cliks.
    Tasty Appetite

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  19. IndraniAugust 5, 2012 at 10:52:00 AM PDT

    Good you captured this rare event.

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  20. Forest Dream WeaverAugust 5, 2012 at 4:06:00 PM PDT

    How wonderful to witness this spectacle.I've never seen this before. Great photos!

    Thanks for sharing,
    Ruby

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  21. Rahul BhatiaAugust 6, 2012 at 12:14:00 AM PDT

    Lovely captures of once in a life time phenomena:)

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  22. sarahAugust 6, 2012 at 7:26:00 AM PDT

    I've never seen blue circle like that though I've heard a sunspot.
    A good thing may happen to you as you witnessed the rare thing.
    Thank you for sharing an interesting topic.
    Have a great week!

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  23. ER RamachandranAugust 6, 2012 at 9:50:00 AM PDT

    Amazing spectacle..Though the rings around the sun have been explained earlier in Google, the blue spots are quite intriguing.. they are at the top and bottom which could be due to refraction.. but nothing is conclusive.. but great shoots!And thanks!
    ERR

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  24. ER RamachandranAugust 6, 2012 at 9:51:00 AM PDT

    Amazing spectacle..Though the rings around the sun have been explained earlier in Google, the blue spots are quite intriguing.. they are at the top and bottom which could be due to refraction.. but nothing is conclusive.. but great shoots!And thanks!
    ERR

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  25. BhushavaliAugust 6, 2012 at 11:22:00 AM PDT

    Wow! Great pics. Good that your cam could capture with this clarity.
    I've seen this long back in Chennai. Also seen such halo formation around moon, quite often here in Chennai!
    Bhusha's Lesser Known India

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  26. AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 12:23:00 PM PDT

    Bhavana here - Simply superb Appa!

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  27. Sobha ShyamAugust 6, 2012 at 4:34:00 PM PDT

    very good captures, nice to know the real facts behind the phenomenon :)

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  28. AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 10:06:00 PM PDT

    wow amazing pictures...

    and info...

    thanks for sharing...

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  29. RajeshAugust 7, 2012 at 8:28:00 AM PDT

    Wonderful shots. Never heard of this before.

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  30. WhirlwindAugust 7, 2012 at 10:16:00 PM PDT

    nopes did not. Its a beautiful sight though.

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  31. Dark KnightAugust 8, 2012 at 8:53:00 AM PDT

    Wow, hard to get these kind of pictures to photograph correctly.

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  32. LowellAugust 8, 2012 at 2:15:00 PM PDT

    Did not see it; did not hear about it! Kudos to you for a great job of photography!

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  33. The PoetAugust 9, 2012 at 2:45:00 AM PDT

    Dear Ram,
    Amazing pictures!! I always give credit to the Creator before His creation. Thanks for sharing my friend.

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  34. UnknownAugust 11, 2012 at 8:37:00 AM PDT

    This is fantastic! I've seen it here and posted it too a couple of years ago.

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  35. JanieAugust 12, 2012 at 11:32:00 AM PDT

    Fascinating! I've never seen anything like it.

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  36. BikramAugust 13, 2012 at 3:35:00 AM PDT

    never heard of this , but now thanks to you I have seen it tooo ...


    Bikram's

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