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Uploaded by: astrophotographer — Friday December 14, 2012 — Oamaru, New Zealand

A NW wind and lenticular clouds were the order of the day, a warm 26C. Just before the Southerly change this hole appeared in the sky. I am not sure of the terminology of it but I found it quite interesting. A holy phenomena

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1. kitfoo3 7:47 AM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Love it
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2. Umka 12:10 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Old fighter pilot's terminology for it is: Sucker Hole, i.e., it suckers you into thinking the cloud cover may break.
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3. mactoot 2:15 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Holey Cow! Seriously, this is awesome!!
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4. Biskitten 3:06 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Super capture - AC Congrats!
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5. Budsgirl 3:14 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
What a capture!
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6. catilac 3:29 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Outstanding shot! Congratulations!
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7. backwardguy 3:56 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
What a unique shot! Congratulations!
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8. cyril8 4:57 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Spectacular!
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9. gusbuster 5:18 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Wow that is crazy awesome. Like
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10. Leeuwtrots 7:28 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Wauw.. exceptional shot, superb.
Congratulations.
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11. lorik 7:32 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Congratulations on this great AC!
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12. katy99780 8:04 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
I've heard them called 'sucker holes' as well, as only a foolish pilot would take off and go aloft, not knowing WHERE me could land again...

Also known as a 'hole-punch cloud' or Fallstreak Hole.

Sure is a BEAUTIFUL photo!
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13. Kajzar 11:13 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Spectacular and very interesting photo! Congratulations!
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14. astrophotographer 11:40 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
A fallstreak hole, also known as a hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, canal cloud or cloud hole, is a large circular or elliptical 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

A bit of research on the net and I have the name for it and the cause. I have observed one before in Central Otago but never had the camera.
Thanks for all the comments and information on this phenomena.
Ciao
Tony
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15. Bluesmaster 11:40 PM GMT on December 14, 2012    
Very cool, AC congrats!
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16. Talkingrock 6:02 AM GMT on December 18, 2012    
great photo, bet it was beautiful in person:)
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About astrophotographer
astrophotographer I am very keen on astrophotography, atmospherics and nature photography.The passion for photography has been with me for 60 odd years and is still as strong as ever.My first camera was a 127 format given to me when I was 8yrs old, my father showing us how to develop film, in the bathtub, needless to say it became stained much to my mothers annoyance.I guess my profession, Radiography, was a natural way to combine taking pictures with a hobby, most radiographers in my training years had cameras so we all took photos and compared them, always striving to outdo each other.I have always had an interest in Infra-Red photography and we used to play around with IR film in the B&W days, of course we have advanced so much in the digital world of IR I had my camera converted for IR only...it was a bonus as the exposures are as if it was a white light camera. Fast shutter speeds and the resulting images are sometime bad but mostly intriguing. A surprise celebration awaited me at work the other day, to mark my 50 years in Radiography, a long time in one profession, but an enjoyable time and would I choose the same path in life, yes I would. I have met many wonderful people even though their time on this planet was limited, they have been a person I will remember fondly.At last I have acquired a Canon 5D Mkii. It has been a dream of mine for a while to have a full frame digital camera. The wide angle lenses are great and cover the 180 degrees I have longed for when photographing the aurora. The definition if the photos is quite amazing and I am very pleased with the results. Keep an eye out for some more photos.
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