Monday, 29 April 2013

THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE by Gavin Pretor-Pinney


This amazing picture was taken by my friend in the hills above Bassenthwaite in January. It shows a cloud inversion and her Brocken Spectre with a glory around it. I'm jealous because I've never seen one. If you want to know how it forms, read the display in the library, and even better, read the book. The book started out as a spoof, I think. He was trying to laugh at spotters, but discovered that clouds are amazing. The book explains all the types of cloud and how to identify them. The bit I like best is about the pilot who fell through the middle of a lightning storm. The book is easy to read - go on, you know you want to!