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Young's Photo Gallery
James W. Young, Professional Photographer
Atmospheric Phenomena
Perseid Meteor Fireball from Table Mountain Observatory, August 13, 1966
A Leonid 'Fireball' from Table Mountain Observatory, November, 1966
Barium 'cloud' as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, May 20, 1978
(rocket launch from Tonapah, Nevada, to study atmospheric affects
on radio communications)
The Northern Lights from Table Mountain Observatory, April, 1981
Lightning Strike at Table Mountain Observatory, September, 1981
A colorful 'Cloud Iridescent' example seen in Salt Lake City, Utah on December
17, 2000.
A 'Smoke' line over the Mojave Desert from Cajon Pass, as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, June, 2002
Clouds from aircraft over New Mexico, July, 2002
Minuteman III Rocket Launch (from Vandenberg AFB) as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, September 2002
Rainbow near Douglas Island, Alaska, July, 2004
'Anvil' Thunderhead Cloud over the Mojave Desert from Table Mountain
Observatory, August, 2004
Sun Pillar as seen from San Bernardino, California, January, 2005
Lightning Strike over the Mojave Desert, as seen from
Table Mountain Observatory, August, 2005
'Sun Dog' as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, February, 2006
The 'Green Flash' as seen from Seaside, Oregon, July 3, 2007
(four images spanning about 25 seconds, top to bottom)
Noctilucent Clouds seen from Seaside, Oregon (on the water's edge
with the Pacific Ocean), July, 2007
Rainbow as seen in the Owens Valley, September 3, 2007
Rainbow as seen from Table Mountain Observatory, February, 2009
The 'Green Flash' as seen from Jalama Beach State Park, December, 2009
(four images spanning about 20 seconds, top to bottom)
