30.01.2014 - Neklid

Observers: Claudia and Wolfgang Hinz, Schwarzenberg Date: 30.01.2014 Time: 10:15-10:50 CET, Maximum: 10:43-10:48 CET. The beginning was before our arrival. The small ski area Neklid (Unruh) is located in the Bohemian Ore Mountains just across the border near Boží Dar (Gottesgab), directly on the road to Keilberg. Since we were able to observe beautiful ice fog halos there on 25.01.2014, we also used the cold morning of 30.01.2014 to look for halos there. The place seems to be optimal for ice fog halos under suitable weather conditions. Clouds from the Bohemian Basin repeatedly move up to the open area of the ski resort, seemingly disintegrating into ice crystals at the saddle. And we were lucky again that day. Each wisp of fog brought a different phenomenon. A larger fog bank presented us with a top-class halo phenomenon for a few minutes, with a total of 20 types of halos and 23 appearances. Except for the sub-sun, all appearances were visible at once! The highlight was from 10:43 to 10:48 CET! We experienced the halos three-dimensionally around and above us, we were right in the middle! Everything glittered! Many halos formed from only a few crystals. It must have been a super halo cloud with ideal crystals. Also noteworthy is the approximately 30-minute duration of the sun bow and the Tape's arcs.

Location: Neklid Ski Area near Boží Dar, Czech Republic (a few hundred meters beyond the German border) Clouds from the Bohemian Basin were forced to ascend by the southeast wind at the Ore Mountains. On the access road to Keilberg (small ski area Neklid at an altitude of 1100m near Boží Dar without snow cannon!), clouds repeatedly drifted over us, causing incredible halos. In between, there were always longer periods without halos. It was almost windless on site. Temperature: -7/-8°C.