r/atoptics • u/Nekathe • 5d ago

Corona Was this a faint sun corona?

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If so, this would be the first time I saw a sun corona.

Also, sorry for the bad picture ya’ll. I was in a rush.

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u/mdw 5d ago

Yes, it looks like one. They are not rare, but they often go unnoticed because they're not too apparent. The brightness of the colors depends on uniformity of the the water droplet sizes.