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Ptah

(33,493 posts)
Tue Dec 27, 2022, 02:06 AM Dec 2022

Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2022 December 27 - A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway



Have you ever seen an entire rainbow? From the ground, typically, only the top portion of a rainbow is visible because directions toward the ground have fewer raindrops. From the air, though, the entire 360-degree circle of a rainbow is more commonly visible. Pictured here, a full-circle rainbow was captured over the Lofoten Islands of Norway in September by a drone passing through a rain shower.


https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221227.html

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Astronomy Picture of the Day - 2022 December 27 - A Full Circle Rainbow over Norway (Original Post) Ptah Dec 2022 OP
Very cool! Ocelot II Dec 2022 #1
I've seen that kind of rainbow before. James48 Dec 2022 #2
Oh MY!!! calimary Dec 2022 #3
I fly - yes I have seen a full circle rainbow. airplaneman Dec 2022 #4
Never knew until seeing your post.OMG. thank you. Judi Lynn Jan 2023 #5

airplaneman

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4. I fly - yes I have seen a full circle rainbow.
Tue Dec 27, 2022, 02:38 AM
Dec 2022

Do you know what is at the center of the rainbow circle - It is the shadow of your head. Yes the sun must be behind you and their has to be rain coming down to produce the rainbow.
-Airplane

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