NASA's SDO destroys a Sundog on launch.
Cool video.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory was launched, successfully, Feb 11th.
On the way up, the rocket crossed a high altitude layer of ice crystals - a wispy cloud - which was showing a Sundog - the rocket visibly rippled the cloud as it passed through - looks very cool.
Full launch video - ripples at ~ 1:50+
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I just got back from this evening's Cafe Scientifique — where were you guys? — and I got to see lots of pretty pictures of halos and sundogs and light pillars.
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There's a great story in the Rake about the Dakotas—that place just a few miles west of where I'm sitting.
Climate change seems to have gone a bit thin recently - James has got bored - and its distinctly chilly here, with snow in the air and a most glorious sundog. So lets talk about morality.
Wait, where was the sundog?
Glint to the right of the rocket trajectory as it crosses the cloud - "SDO video link" short video shows it slightly better.
And some say there's no evidence that human activity has atmospheric effects!
Seriously, that's so rare, what are the odds of it happening on a solar mission? Hmmm. Sounds portentous.