The following panorama image was taken using the "Camera" app on my Apple iPad mini 6, set for "Pano" mode. This is the first time I've used the "Pano" mode of the "Camera" app -- it's simple to use and I must say I'm impressed by the results.
15 October 2025. Facing north. (8716 x 3819 pixels) |
I created a YouTube video that features a time series of four "Sky Lapse © 2025" videos, each one approximately 14 seconds in duration. All of the video clips were taken with my GoPro HERO4 Black action camera mounted in a fixed position at four different locations on top of the parking garage for the building where I live. The camera was set for "Video" mode/ "Time Lapse Video" submode, using a resolution of 4K and an interval of two (2) seconds.
All four video clips show what I think are mid-level altocumulus clouds. The first clip shows the view facing north. The second clip was taken with the camera facing almost directly overhead. The third clip was taken facing south, and the fourth clip was taken facing south-southwest.
15 October 2025. (1:02)
Look closely at the third video clip. Notice two things.
First a Spotted Lanternfly photobombed my shot. I did a frame grab from the video clip and highlighted the insect near the point where it made its first appearance. From there the Spotted Lanternfly moved along the top of a concrete wall until it flew away.
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Spotted Lanternfly, highlighted by red square (lower-left corner). |
Second, look closely at the last part of the third video clip and you should notice "crepuscular rays" are faintly visible between the bottom of the cloud deck and the horizon. The rays appear to radiate from the Sun toward the ground.
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Crepuscular rays (between bottom of cloud deck and horizon). |
Tech Tips
I used an aluminum tripod mount for my iPad mini 6, plus the small Bluetooth shutter release that was bundled with the tripod mount in order to start/stop the Pano image shown at the beginning of this blog post.
Related Resources
- Altocumulus (Ac) | International Cloud Atlas - World Meteorological Organization
- Crepuscular Rays - Google search results
- Crepuscular rays | International Cloud Atlas - World Meteorological Organization
- Crepuscular Rays: sun rays converging on the horizon - WW2010. Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [USA]
- iPad/tablet tripod mount - a blog post by Walter Sanford
- 5 Hidden Ways To Release The iPhone Shutter (22:12) - A YouTube video by iPhone Photography School
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