Casper in the clouds

[voodoocat]

On our drive to San Diego I noticed a prism created in the clouds and snapped a photo as we were driving.

http://www.voodoocat.com/pictures/socal703/casperinclouds.jpg

looks like a glowing ghost in the clouds.

zoom

http://www.voodoocat.com/pictures/socal703/zcasperclouds.jpg

[mrsid99]

It's mostly called a "sun dog", sometimes they get so bright it seems like a second sun in the sky.
It's caused by small ice crystals very high up doing a refraction thing similar to a rainbow.
Great shots incidentally!

[photobug]

Never seen one of those before. Cool shots!

Jim