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Related: About this forumAstronomy 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
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Ocelot II
(122,986 posts)1. Very cool!
James48
(4,712 posts)2. I've seen that kind of rainbow before.
It is breathtaking.
calimary
(85,188 posts)3. Oh MY!!!
Its like a magic bubble!
Thanks for posting this, Ptah! Just STUNNING!!!
airplaneman
(1,299 posts)4. I fly - yes I have seen a full circle rainbow.
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
Judi Lynn
(162,944 posts)5. Never knew until seeing your post.OMG. thank you.


