(03-09-2023, 10:03 PM)sistersue Wrote: In Hilo, the clouds looked like gigantic round UFOs. Reminded me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind space ship right over my head. I've never seen that before in my life.
They're not as rare here as you may think, we usually get some every winter, it's just that they either occur at night or when it's already cloudy and you can't see higher clouds. Yesterday it was beautifully clear with the perfect conditions to form lenticulars, so everybody had a chance to see them!
There have been some spectacular ones in the past, e.g.,
https://www.gemini.edu/gallery/media/len...-mauna-kea
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/6473993187359879/
https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2005/10/lenti...awaii.html
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-imag...?width=880&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=db40454db7ab1f9033df588f0ab0adde