posted 06-26-2001 05:36 AM            

Yes I saw them. I was working South of Carlisle A6 area - some of the
clouds that formed around 9pm gave a halo effect around the setting sun,
appeared almost rainbow like in colour, very unusual. I have no idea what
type they are

Paul
NE Cumbria

"Steve wrote in message

> Did anyone else see the brilliant fan-shaped display of contrails (i.e.
> vapour trails from jets) last night, focussing in on/ fanning out from
> Glasgow?
>
> --
> Steve

No 2.
Rather puzzled to look out just now - 2305 25/06/01 - to see to the
north [from Godalming, nr Guildford] parallel cloud streaks running E-W,
plus a couple or more of larger/lower parallels running to the N or at
bit of east of it.

First reaction is that the lower stuff is too horizontal and high to be
night-club searchlights, but might be descending con-trails. Very
parallel and precise. The other is fainter and higher, was very regular
almost grid-like - when first seen.

All much more geometric than usual.

Moon - crescent -seen through cloud, and some stars showing.

Peter

posted 06-26-2001 05:50 AM            

Arcs in Sky
Tues 11th Jun 2001 at 0930 over Wokingham (Berks), I saw a thick dark band arcing accross the sky from East-West, horizon to horizon with clearly defined edges and perfectly straight. This was not a vapour trail and was moving uniformly accross the sky v. slowly in a northerly direction. It slowly faded after 10mins of observation. Has anyone else seen this effect or knows what it is?

re: Arcs in the sky Anthony - 24 Jun 2001 20:36 - 2nd post
Hi there Alison,i saw exactly the same phenomena in Yatesbury(Wiltshire)last year in April which also took me by surprise at an earlier time of 15:00 hours mine like your observation was West/East but mine moved SSE seemed quite low and was cylindrical and smooth edged mine lasted around 12 minutes too-it was definately not a Funnel-Cloud(Pre cursor to a Tornado etc)but more of a Roll-Cloud although it did not herald any real significant change in the weather bar it turned a little cloudier with light rain-it was a great thing to behold all the same(i have it on video-tape too)

re: Arcs in the sky Steven - 25 Jun 2001 20:35 - 1st post
hi. What you observed appears to have been the shadow of an aeroplanes vapour trail. If you have a very thin layer of high cloud you may not be able to see the vapour trail, but it will cast a shadow onto the cloud below. It looks quite strange and eiree.

re: Arcs in the sky Anthony - 26 Jun 2001 00:33 - 3rd post
A vapour trail is was not...100%..(1)It was far too low(300 feet) (2)It was a solid condensed funnel horizontal and stayed consistantly this size for 10-12 minutes...(3)I lived 4 miles from R.A.F Lyneham and know all about vapour trails which usually occur more with higher flying planes and only in certain conditions...(4)and seeing as all the planes over our village were landing or taking off this will totally disprove your assumption...It was as i said a Roll-Type cloud with fine crisp edges and rotation observed with no aircraft either...! Also i saw this on one another occasion in Blackheath London and also it was Low(400-500 Feet)Perhaps this was not aircraft vapour after all-i think Londons skyline would see to that at 400-feet...I have a video of this too(The Yatesbury,Wiltshire one from 2000)It's quite awesome and immense yet superbly beautiful....

posted 06-26-2001 11:23 PM            

I too like penumbra saw sundogs daily and found out when doing a search on them that they are very rare.

Not rare anymore.

posted 07-06-2001 10:35 AM            

Another unexpectedly gloomy day here in Southampton, low stratus, blown off
the North Sea I guess. Temperature feels "average", but it's still slightly
humid.

No storms, or sun for that matter. Two such gloomy days in a row is rare
indeed for these parts, normally sheltered from the worst of both the Atlantic
and North Sea, for this time of year...

posted 07-06-2001 10:51 AM            

re: Mustard Yellow sky ian - 4 Jul 2001 15:25 - 11th post
Hi Richard. This morning about 4.45am just before the lightning, the sky was (almost) a mustard yellow colour. Not the usual sunrise or "red sky in the morning" colour. But really surreal. Can you shed some light on this please?
Thanks


re: Mustard Yellow sky Richard - 5 Jul 2001 16:06 - 15th post
Hi IanTwo possibilities I suppose: 1. The light was from within the clouds, either the glow produced by cloud-to-cloud discharges, or the afterglow. 2. Reflection from other light sources, such as streetlights.
The first is the more likely.

But I'm open to other suggestions.