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Odd rainbow-like effect

  • 31-03-2017 01:28PM
    #1
    KrakityJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭


    Curious if anyone has seen something like this before, first time I've ever seen anything like it

    https://ibb.co/cJ1rTv

    Not the greatest pic but basically a rainbow-like colouring stretching along under the clouds - looks far more impressive and weird in person.


Comments

  • #2
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    A low bow! :)

    Just to do with the angle/elevation of the sun.

    The lower the angle/elevation of the sun, the higher the rainbow will appear...and vice versa.


  • #3
    KrakityJones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭KrakityJones


    Pity I didn't have a better camera it looked very odd - an almost alien glow that stretched a fair bit, looked cool anyway!


  • #4
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,698 ✭✭✭tricky D


    Here's what I got...
    Low%20Rainbow%2020170331_140417%20resized_zps4jizr0or.jpg


  • #5
    DOCARCH
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 19,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭DOCARCH


    tricky D wrote: »
    Here's what I got...

    Great picture!


  • #6
    pauldry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,738 ✭✭✭pauldry


    Saw a lowbow last week too.

    No pics unfortunately.

    A fogbow beats all. Saw one of them a few months ago while in graveyard. As well as everyone else my phone was dead.


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