Rising Solstice Sun Results in Rare Optical Effect
Taken by Peter Lowenstein on June 21, 2025 @
Mutare, Zimbabwe
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Camera Used: Panasonic DMC-ZS40
Exposure Time: 10/20000
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 160
Date Taken: 2025:06:22 09:39:02
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The moment of the 2025 June Solstice was pre-dawn at 02.42 GMT (4.42 am local time in Mutare). In a photograph captured two and a half hours later the Rising Solstice Sun shining through a narrow gap between foliage in the canopy of a Mango tree in my garden produced a rare spectacular circular rainbow lens flare in my camera. This optical effect was the result of perfect alignment between the bright light source (The Solstice Sun) a narrow aperture (gap between tree leaves) the Camera Optics (zoom lens set to a focal length of 223 mm) and the Digital Sensor (CMOS 6.08 x 4.46 mm). In other words, the camera was pointed right on target. This resulted in the rare rainbow colored concentric ringed lens flare which appears in the accompanying photograph. An unexpected but beautiful effect of the June 2025 Solstice Sunrise! Please note that the photograph was taken using a digital view finder to avoid looking directly at the Sun. Camera: Tripod-mounted Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in sunset mode.
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