Posted on 02/04/2025 12:08:32 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Yes, but can your rainbow do this? Late in the day, the Sun set as usual toward the west. However, on this day, the more interesting display was 180 degrees around -- toward the east. There, not only was a rainbow visible, but an impressive display of anticrepuscular rays from the rainbow's center. In the featured image from Lekeitio in northern Spain, the Sun is behind the camera. The rainbow resulted from sunlight reflecting back from falling rain. Anticrepuscular rays result from sunlight, blocked by some clouds, going all the way around the sky, overhead, and appearing to converge on the opposite horizon -- an optical illusion. Rainbows by themselves can be exciting to see, and anticrepuscular rays a rare treat, but capturing them both together is even more unusual -- and can look both serene and surreal.
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Amazing.
Thanks.
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That’s different.
but what about those places where the sky has fallen?
Beautiful.
We don’t see that every day. Delicate.
Nice!
“The sky is falling — sell sky!”
The FULL quote from Chicken Little
Great photo!
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