2008 Photo Contest

Double Rainbow

A late-afternoon thunderstorm double rainbow - the classic display of optics in nature! Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Milky Way

The Milky Way rising with Jupiter, both intensely bright in the exquisitely dark Rocky Mountain sky. Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Stirred Milk

"Stirred milk"-the Milky Way and other stars appear to rate around Polaris in a long-exposure photograph. Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Sky And River Scattering

Geometrical optics and scattering displayed together: the sunset sky and a glitter pattern on the Yellowstone River both appear orange because of heavy scattering by forest fire smoke. Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Rayleigh Scattered Moonlight

A bright star creates a glitter pattern on the Yellowstone River, while the nighttime sky takes on a day-like blue color from Rayleigh scattered moonlight. Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Circumzenithal Arc

Icy cirrus clouds and jet contrails combine to create a "circumzenithal arc"-a fairly rare halo display high above the Florida palms. Joseph Shaw, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Conchoidal Fracture

Thin-film layer edge shadowing and conchoidal fracture in glass substrate by phase contrast microscopy. Samuel Pellicori, Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, Calif., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Maggie Glows

Maggies fascination with plasma filamentation and glow discharge. Robert Kane, Philips Laboratories (retired), Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., U.S.A.

01 Jan 2008

Ti:sapphire Crystal

A Ti:sapphire crystal in an ultrafast laser photographed with a beercan pinhole camera. Klaas Wynne, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.

01 Jan 2008

Liquid Microlens Array Formation

Liquid microlens array formation on lithium niobate crystal surface wetability is controlled by pyroelectric effect. Pietro Ferraro, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata (INOA), Pozzuoli (Napoli), Italy

01 Jan 2008

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2008 Photo Contest

Double Rainbow

Milky Way

Stirred Milk

Sky And River Scattering

Rayleigh Scattered Moonlight

Circumzenithal Arc

Conchoidal Fracture

Maggie Glows

Ti:sapphire Crystal

Liquid Microlens Array Formation

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