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I  would say that the picture is a fake of some kind, because the sun
exhibits no refractive "squash".

Ken Gebhart
On Aug 4, 2009, at 10:23 AM, FJones wrote:

> My sincerest apologies to the Navlist group.  I became distracted
> and forgot to give you the 'rest of the story'.  Please
> take a look at the following URL for details, < antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090804.html>>.  This is definitely
> not from the rather common sun-dog phenomena we may see several
> times annually.  There appear to be the normal
> vertical component and goofy, multiple horizontal components as well.
>
> I thank George H. for keeping me on the straight.
>
> Frank J.
> Rochester, NY
>
>
>
>
> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
> From:           	FJones 
> To:             	navList 
> Subject:        	The Most Anomalous Refraction Yet  or What ?
> Date sent:      	Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:25:59 -0400
>
> Some of you will certainly find this three sun photograph interesting.
> Anyone want to describe the atmospheric model
> for this and share it with the world?  How trustworthy would this
> situation be for an amplitude measurement?
>
> Regards,
> Frank J.
> Rochester, NY
> ------- End of forwarded message -------
>
> >
> 


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