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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas
NASA ^
| August 14, 2011
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 08/13/2011 9:36:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: The scene might have been considered serene if it weren't for the tornado. During 2005 in Kansas, storm chaser Eric Nguyen photographed this budding twister in a different light -- the light of a rainbow. Pictured above, a white tornado cloud descends from a dark storm cloud. The Sun, peeking through a clear patch of sky to the left, illuminates some buildings in the foreground. Sunlight reflects off raindrops to form a rainbow. By coincidence, the tornado appears to end right over the rainbow. Streaks in the image are hail being swept about by the high swirling winds. Over 1,000 tornadoes, the most violent type of storm known, occur on Earth every year, many in tornado alley. If you see a tornado while driving, do not try to outrun it -- park your car safely, go to a storm cellar, or crouch under steps in a basement.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; kansas; science
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posted on
08/13/2011 9:37:03 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
The pix on the source's website are even better! Hope some space probe pics resume soon though.
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posted on
08/13/2011 9:38:52 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
Tornado Express: It's the only way to arrive somewhere over the rainbow.
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posted on
08/13/2011 9:44:02 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(... And your little dog, too.)
To: FredZarguna
My exact thoughts. I could almost see that darn house floating up.
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posted on
08/13/2011 9:52:41 PM PDT
by
tanuki
(O-voters: wanted Uberman, got Underdog....)
To: SunkenCiv
Did this happen in a particular town in KS or does KS consist of only this house and small plot of land?
To: posterchild
Has anyone seen Toto lately?
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posted on
08/13/2011 9:58:13 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 933. The mob is decisive when the law is not.)
To: SunkenCiv
What are your thoughts on Elenin?
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posted on
08/13/2011 10:04:43 PM PDT
by
TwoSwords
(The Lord is a man of war, Exodus 15:3)
To: tanuki
It is small consolation to the little girl, her dog, and the cow flying madly around in the vortex that a thunderstorm is only a local phenomenon.
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posted on
08/13/2011 10:12:04 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(Now filibustering against passage of several of the laws of Physics I disagree with.)
To: posterchild
It seemed much bigger in person.
But that's just me.
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posted on
08/13/2011 10:13:47 PM PDT
by
FredZarguna
(Now filibustering against passage of several of the laws of Physics I disagree with.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/14/2011 2:32:10 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: FredZarguna
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posted on
08/14/2011 2:43:55 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: SunkenCiv
AWESOME!
To: SunkenCiv
AWESOME!
To: JoeProBono
If you look closely, you will see that this is a double rainbow. This is an almost optimal condition for seeing a
rainbow.
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:42:35 AM PDT
by
jmcenanly
( "We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him." -Samuel)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/14/2011 6:43:57 AM PDT
by
bigheadfred
("I consulted all the sages I could find in yellow pages but there aren't many of them")
To: SunkenCiv
It’s a shame about Eric Nguyen. He apparently took his wife’s name when they married (assuming from the pictures of him and his two little boys), and he passed away four years ago at the age of 29. It always makes me sad when I hear of a young person dying.
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posted on
08/14/2011 8:05:49 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
(FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/14/2011 3:13:48 PM PDT
by
brytlea
(Wake me when it's over...)
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