Posts Tagged ‘Moel y Ci’
Sun dog over Moel y Ci (‘Dog Hill’) (2)
Sun dog over Moel y Ci
| Date | 5 August 2011 | ||
| Location | Viewed from Bethesda, Wales | SH 63219 66497; 53.17793°N, 4.04809°W | |
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A sun dog (or parhelion) is a luminous spot on one or both sides of the sun at the same height as the sun. It is formed by refraction through hexagonal plate crystals of ice in high cirrus clouds.
Featured in NASA Earth Science Division’s Earth Science Picture of the Day, 12 October 2011. Sun dog over Moel y Ci (‘Dog Hill’), 1 September 2010 |
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Panorama of the Glyderau from Carnedd Dafydd
Panoramic view from close to the summit of Carnedd Daffydd
| Date | 2 May 2011 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau | SH 66142 62941; 53.14672°N, 4.00290°W | |
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With an elevation of 1044 m, Carnedd Dafydd is the fourth highest peak in Wales (when Garnedd Ugain in the Snowdon massif is included). The name of the mountain means David’s Cairn, probably in honour of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, younger brother of the last independent prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Dafydd was captured in 1283 and taken to Shrewsbury where he was hanged, drawn and quartered.
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Carnedd Dafydd (2)
Carnedd Dafydd and Ysgolion Duon
| Date | 28 November 2010 | ||
| Location | Carnedd Dafydd, Carneddau | SH 66352 63044; 53.14770°N, 3.99980°W | |
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Carnedd Dafydd – summit elevation 1044 m.
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Sun dog over Moel y Ci (‘Dog Hill’)
Sun dog over Moel y Ci
| Date | 1 September 2010 | ||
| Location | Viewed from Bethesda, Wales | SH 63219 66497 | 53.17793°N, 4.04809°W |
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A sun dog (or parhelion) is a luminous spot on one or both sides of the sun at the same height as the sun. It is formed by refraction through hexagonal plate crystals of ice in high cirrus clouds.
Sundogs, Parhelia, Mock Suns (Atmospheric Optics) |
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Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest
Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest
| Date | 6 March 2010 | ||
| Location | Carneddau from Moel y Ci Forest | SH 59935 66184 | 53.17427°N, 4.09706°W |
Moel y Ci Forest
Moel y Ci Forest with Carneddau in background
| Date | 6 March 2010 | ||
| Location | Moel y Ci Forest | SH 59241 66409 | 53.17610°N, 4.10754°W |
