Snowflakes Under a Microscope

[billski]

The symmetry is unbelievable. After viewing these, I feel like royalty!

 

[Cornhead]

How can anyone not be blown away by the phenomenon that is snow? It's Nature's magic trick.

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[Nick]

It is very cool.

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[jaysunn]

This is cool

 

[billski]

 

[jaysunn]

So they say, every snow crystal has a different makeup. That's truly mind boggling if you think about a 2 foot drop of snow. Very awesome.

 

[Fowtwuntee]

Another one of mother nature's works of art.

 

[Nick]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/03/alexey-kljatov_n_4373888.html

 

[BenedictGomez]

I love it when the flakes are so big that you dont even need a microscope to see them quite well (about 1/8"diameter I'd guess).

That's a pretty rare phenomena, but I see it somewhat commonly at Whiteface. I dont know what causes this in their microclimate, but I feel like I've seen it there so many times that it cant be coincidence.

 

[dlague]

Something to ponder while riding up the lift!

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