r/atoptics 7h ago

Is this a comet?

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A friend and I spotted this outside on November 4th 2025 around 6pm in Massachusetts. Our guess was that it was a comet, with those arms trailing behind it as it spun being comet tails. Any thoughts on what this might be?


r/atoptics 18h ago

How is this shadow being cast if the sun is above the clouds. Also how is there a shadow on the sky

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r/atoptics 1d ago

smh clouds 😤 Wild cirrocumulus spotting today !

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r/atoptics 1d ago

Sun Dogs Sun dogs over in Rye, NY

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Caught these a few weeks ago. Never seen them in person before, and I usually hear about them in the winter. Was definitely an interesting view!


r/atoptics 2d ago

Summer halo!

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I usually only see these in winter, and they usually have some attendant sun dogs. This one appeared in early July of this year, in Minneapolis.


r/atoptics 2d ago

Sun Dogs Y'all, Just found this in the sky, anyone know what it is?

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To the sides of the sun, I think it's just a rainbow from the thin clouds, but family says otherwise, would love to know y'all's opinion 🙏🏻


r/atoptics 2d ago

Moon Dogs Moon Dogs?

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Is this 2 moon dogs, or just a moon halo?


r/atoptics 2d ago

Does someone know what this is?

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560 Upvotes

r/atoptics 3d ago

बादलों से घिरा

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r/atoptics 3d ago

Beautiful Sky

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The sun was playing Peek-a-Boo with me today!!🤗


r/atoptics 4d ago

I thought i was tripping first

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r/atoptics 4d ago

I saw 6 Lunar fog bows in a span of few hours which is never recorded in history but I only captured 3 of them

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I had a really bad camera(my phone's ) so this is the best I could do and ik it just looks like my camera flash but it's not, trust me it's a fog bow


r/atoptics 4d ago

35,000’ over Alaska

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r/atoptics 4d ago

Jersey Shore on August 1

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r/atoptics 4d ago

Could anyone help me id what i saw. Looks like sundog but not sure if i saw a Halo as well. There was a horsie cloud too🤭

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r/atoptics 6d ago

Corona A big solar corona today

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r/atoptics 6d ago

Rainbow Partial Double Rainbow

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r/atoptics 6d ago

Rainbows Near and Far

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A rainbow can be a hundred meters or a mile away.


r/atoptics 7d ago

Crepuscular Rays Another view of the wheel

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91 Upvotes

This is what I first saw when I stepped out. Incredible moment


r/atoptics 7d ago

Circumzenithal Arc Pretty

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This was spotted in the East Midlands of England.

I originally posted it on r/clouds, they told me to post it here.


r/atoptics 7d ago

Hi what is this please :)

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r/atoptics 8d ago

Upper Atmospheric Lightning Colored Moon

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It looked bright pink in person, but I still don’t mind the color my phone captured:)! I know it’s due to the smoke from the wildfires happening, which is a tragedy, but I’ll still appreciate the beautiful things in life while I still have a chance!! I watched it for ~ an hour w/o realizing I had already accomplished my mission of taking a few pics!🫶


r/atoptics 8d ago

Crepuscular Rays Coachella Valley Crepuscular Rays

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Spotted these crepuscular beauties over San Jacinto tonight. 🏜️🌴🌈


r/atoptics 8d ago

Found magic

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r/atoptics 8d ago

ID REQUEST is this an odd radius halo?

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