No this isn’t about dogs that are relaxing in the sun. This Weather Kids lesson is about sundogs! Some may say they’re the best friend of atmospheric optics. What are atmospheric optics? Atmospheric ...

A MONGST the many perplexing problems with which geographical surveyors have to deal those which concern the determination of altitude are not the least. For purposes of practical ability, such as the ...

Sundogs are an optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous ice crystals that make up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. The small, flat, six-sided crystals ...

Meteorologist Zach Maloch captured this morning's gorgeous sunrise from cameras atop the tower atop the WRAL studios on Western Boulevard. The image shows off the Raleigh skyline but also demonstrates ...

WHILE in a rowing-boat on the ocean during a sultry afternoon this summer I observed a very peculiar series of refraction phenomena that seem worth describing. A thunderstorm was brewing in the ...