7.9.09

Ice crystals in the sky...

No, we haven't suddenly ended up in winter. As I was walking towards my parents' place today, I noticed a relatively rare atmospheric phenomenon, where on equal distance from the sun there are tiny "rainbows". This is not really a rainbow (because of the rain), but the ice crystals in the clouds reflect the sunlight in rainbow colors. The physics is the same as the real rain-caused rainbow...

Anyhow, I'm not sure how well my Nokia N78 was able to capture the colors, but hopefully you'll be able to catch at least a glimpse of it:



PS. It's that red and bright thingy above the left lamp post... :)
Posted by Mirela at 9:33 PM

5 comments:

  1. JulieSeptember 7, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    Yes, yes. Easy to see. Not the regular rainbow shape which is good. I did not even know about this sort of phenomenon. Must mean that your atmosphere is still very cold even at the end of summer.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 8, 2009 at 3:05 AM

    This is amazing! I think I've never seen such a rainbow. Great catch!

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  3. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comSeptember 8, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    truly unique capture. I have never seen this. thanks for sharing. And in answer to your question, bobcats can be dangerous if cornered. Mostly I think they would stay away from people as long as they are not rabid. I posted a mare and colt on my site today to start a series on my website from my photography tour. It was quite an interesting trip to the slot canyon and Vermillion Cliffs. Also, if you like travel photos, we have posted action photos from Buenos Aires, Argentina on our travel photo site, www.vivalavoyage.com. Happy Monday!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2009 at 12:46 AM

    Amazing! Nature always brings us surprises. I like to think that nothing is random in life (but why? It is a hard question).

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  5. MirelaSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    I haven't seen this often, maybe 10 times in my life, and it always goes away quickly. Just a few moments after I've taken this photo, it was gone. Maybe I got to see it because my professional "deformation" is to always look up into the sky (used to be an astronomer) ;-)

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