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James W. Young, Professional Photographer

Atmospheric Phenomena


Meteor
Perseid Meteor Fireball from Table Mountain Observatory, August 13, 1966

Leonid
A Leonid 'Fireball' from Table Mountain Observatory, November, 1966

Barium
Barium 'cloud' as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, May 20, 1978
(rocket launch from Tonapah, Nevada, to study atmospheric affects
on radio communications)

Aurora
The Northern Lights from Table Mountain Observatory, April, 1981

TMO Lightning
Lightning Strike at Table Mountain Observatory, September, 1981

IridescentCloud
A colorful 'Cloud Iridescent' example seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on December
17, 2000.

Smoke
A 'Smoke' line over the Mojave Desert from Cajon Pass, as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, June, 2002

Clouds
Clouds from aircraft over New Mexico, July, 2002

Rocket
Minuteman III Rocket Launch (from Vandenberg AFB) as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, September 2002

Rainbow2
Rainbow near Douglas Island, Alaska, July, 2004

Thunderhead
'Anvil' Thunderhead Cloud over the Mojave Desert from Table Mountain
Observatory, August, 2004

Sun Pillar
Sun Pillar as seen from San Bernardino, California, January, 2005

Lightning2
Lightning Strike over the Mojave Desert, as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, August, 2005

Sun Dog
'Sun Dog' as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, February, 2006

Green Flash
Green Flash
Green Flash
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Green Flash
The 'Green Flash' as seen from Seaside, Oregon, July 3, 2007
(four images spanning about 25 seconds, top to bottom)

Noctilucent Clouds
Noctilucent Clouds seen from Seaside, Oregon (on the water's edge
with the Pacific Ocean), July, 2007

Rainbow 3
Rainbow as seen in the Owens Valley, September 3, 2007

Rainbow
Rainbow as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, February, 2009

GreenFlash
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GreenFlash
The 'Green Flash' as seen from Jalama Beach State Park, December, 2009
(four images spanning about 20 seconds, top to bottom)




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