Clouds

[jjjnettie]

2 wormholes appeared in the sky this afternoon.
And more just kept on forming through out the cloud mass.
Amazing!

[astroron]

Send that to Space Weather, they may just be interested.
Good catch
Cheers

[h0ughy]

great capture JJJ.

[M54]

Um, I've never seen clouds do that before.

That's amazing. Thanks jjj.

[jjjnettie]

Cheers Ron, here's the link.:)
http://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=Je anette-Dunphy-holes-1_1272178183.jpg

[M54]

Does anyone have any clue as to what causes this?

[jjjnettie]

They're called Fall streak Holes Molly.
There's more here.
http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/index.php?x=browse&category=16&pagenum=2
From Wiki.....
A fallstreak hole (also: hole punch cloud and punch hole cloud) is a large circular gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. Such holes are formed when the water temperature in the clouds is below freezing but the water has not frozen yet due to the lack of ice nucleation particles. When a portion of the water does start to freeze it will set off a domino effect, due to the Bergeron process, causing the water vapor around it to freeze and fall to the earth as well. This leaves a large, often circular, hole in the cloud.[1]
It is believed that a disruption in the stability of the cloud layer, such as that caused by a passing jet, may induce the domino process of evaporation which creates the hole. Such clouds are not unique to one geographic area and have been photographed from the United States to Russia.[2]
Because of their rarity and unusual appearance, fallstreak holes are often mistaken for unidentified flying objects.[3]

[multiweb]

Mate you might be onto something there... can you do the same at night and create sucker holes? What's your trick ;)

[jjjnettie]

LOL @ Marc, if I could do it on command I reckon I'd be getting invitations to EVERY star party on the globe.

[StephenM]

Nice shot Nettie. There were some great clouds aroung today, weren't there! I noticed a faint halo around the Moon about an hour ago as well.

Cheers,
Stephen

[Liz]

Very interesting clouds for sure!! 2 giant eyes lookin gover the peaceful village of Kilkoy :). Great shot jjj. :thumbsup:

[AdrianF]

Someone found a laser to burn holes through the clouds.... I want one.

Adrian