A research team led by Prof. Zhang Tianshu at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - When it’s extremely cold and sunny, atmospheric optics can appear, including sun and moon dogs, halos ...

These advancements, published in Optics Express and Communication Physics, offer complementary solutions to the fundamental issue of atmospheric turbulence that distorts and diminishes photonic ...

Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

Atmospheric optics is a branch of optics and photonics that studies how light behaves in the Earth’s atmosphere. This can include both understanding naturally occurring effects involving ...

Scientists reveal the clearest images of the Sun’s corona using a new adaptive optics system, opening new paths for solar ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Atmospheric optics were showing off along the Oregon Coast Friday evening as another fall-like storm moved onshore. A 22-degree halo was spotted over Seaside Friday ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

"When it comes to atmospheric optics, one of the most captivating and awe-inspiring phenomena is the circumzenithal arc," reads the Atmospheric Optics website. "Imagine a rainbow that has escaped ...

"The key to this atmospheric optics phenomenon is the subsun—a dazzling reflection of the Sun in the clouds," reads the site. "This subsun acts like a miniature Sun, shining through ice crystals ...