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Time Lapse Clouds and Sky Over the Canary Islands

by Bill Elliott • May 16, 2011

Credit & Copyright: Daniel López, IAC; Music: Matti Paalanen, Angel’s Tear (Aeon 2) Explanation: If you could sit back and watch clouds and the sky move all night and day, what might you see? One answer from the island of Tenerife, captured over the course of the year, includes sequences that are not only breathtaking but instructive. Visible in the above…

by Bill Elliott • February 15, 2011

In January 2011 I gave several talks on my approach to forecasting California thermal soaring weather. The goal is to anticipate the great soaring days at least five to ten days in advance to allow time to prepare both you the pilot and others in your life for THE DAY. I review three separate days…

by SC Admin • February 6, 2011

Spectacular, rare, and awesomely powerful, the Morning Glory is a magnet for growing numbers of soaring pilots and scientists. Unique in all the world and shrouded in mystery, the Morning Glory arrives regularly each spring. Click here to learn more about this amazing phenomenon. Gloriamatutina View more presentations from Glider Pilot. Below is a recent…

by SC Admin • December 7, 2010

This is a very interesting article which relates to soaring in some interesting ways. Like the Peregrine, soaring pilots need to constantly shift their circles as pulses or bubbles of stronger lift work their way up through the main column. Pilots often wonder why someone several hundred feet above seem to be climbing away from…

by Bill Elliott • December 4, 2010

These are a set of absolute incredible pictures that Chris Ruf found and posted the the GTA Racing group. The photograph is just one image from the portfolio of electrician Sean Heavey. The supercell cloud was photographed in July west of Glasgow, Montana, USA. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1334672/Jaw-dropping-image-enormous-supercell-cloud-Glasgow-Montana.html#ixzz17BJuzlls