ROCHESTER, N.Y. — From time to time, it is worth taking a moment to look up at the sky as you may catch a glimpse of something unusual. Atmospheric optics can produce fascinating visual effects, many ...

The skies are full of amazing sights and I am not just talking about the stars, planets and distant celestial objects, but rather many things which are seen by millions on a daily and nightly basis ...

ROCHESTER N.Y. – One of our News10NBC viewers, Scott, recently shared photos capturing an unusual sight on the horizon. Imagine tall, white pillars of light rising into the night sky. While they may ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Atmospheric optics were showing off along the Oregon Coast Friday evening as another fall-like storm moved onshore. A 22-degree halo was spotted over Seaside Friday evening as ...

Higher atmospheric layers (meaning 30-120 km) are becoming more and more interesting for climate researchers, but the areas above 40 km are only directly accessible with sounding rockets, using ...

Scientists develop new optical system that removes blur over fine-structure in the Sun's corona, revealing clearest images to date. (Nanowerk News) The Sun’s corona—the outermost layer of its ...

Atmospheric turbulence profiling underpins the performance of ground-based optical telescopes by characterising the refractive disturbances that degrade image clarity. Turbulent eddies across a range ...