Thursday, May 29, 2008

ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY


This image from Keith C. Langill is a fogbow. It's a reflection of sunlight by water drops similar to a rainbow but without the colours. The photo was taken with the sun behind the photographer.
To download a larger version this is the place.

6 comments:

  1. It's very nice Witchy...but surely it's meteorology rather than astronomy?

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  2. It is indeed a wonderful picture of a rainbow without colours...

    It's optometry without the chemistry.

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  3. Nitpicking antiquarian! They don't always have outer space at that site.

    Hip, you should try http://www.atoptics.co.uk for some great atmospheric optics. Take no notice of anything over Fleetwood way, it's only Hughes and the permanent smog cloud that follows him.

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  4. NoI know what fogbow s - I'll try to find a subtle way to slip it into conversation - they'll all be sooo impressed

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  5. Honestly River, I don't know what I did before the internet and images.

    Therese, just for you I'll go through and find the moonbow photo in the files. That's a beauty.

    Go for it Fleetwood, race Sedgwick for the worst pun.

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