This Ain't Normal..360deg Rainbow . [pix]

Gray Hill 7

Image by thesweetcheat

Ike Jun 20, 2007 09:18:47

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6465/360rainbowjl0.jpg

Taken on a ride yesterday at Gray Hill (About midday).

Spooky. 360degree rainbow around the sun. Is it normal, time of the year, polution ? I'm sure it's explainable.

goffik Jun 20, 2007 09:21:32

Replying to Ike

Ooh, tha's niiice!

I got a similar pic from Men-An-Tol last year - dunno what causes it! Me just like... :D

G x

Jane Jun 20, 2007 10:11:34

Replying to Ike

Moth and me saw a 360deg rainbow at Vic Falls in Zambia earlier this year. It was incredible! Especially when, as you walk through the spray, they follow you! It was too wet to get the camera out though.

wysefool Jun 20, 2007 10:22:13

Replying to Ike

saw the same thing at work (i work outdoors) yesterday. Its a halo (or corona) and i've seen it before a fair few times. Happens when the light interacts with the moisture in the air (clouds), same as a rainbow in prinicple, 'cept it's in the sky around the object (sun or moon) rather than touching the ground.

see www.atoptics.co.uk for some lovely images.

tis a beautiful thing :-)

Bunnymen Jun 20, 2007 13:31:27

Replying to Ike

During a holiday up in Scaaawtland, I once drove through a rainbow. It was the most bizarre thing. Approaching it and realizing we were about to to actually go into it was weird enough, but when 'inside it' it actually seemed to keep-up with the car and follow us down the road, almost as if it was very wide and taking us a minute or so to drive out the other side. It was very odd indeed.

Pete G Jun 20, 2007 16:20:34

Replying to Ike

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/
will explain all
PeteG

slumpystones Jun 20, 2007 17:26:42

Replying to Ike

I had a small one appear above the bonnet of an old car a few years back driving up the A1 to Scotland in the rain and sun. It 'hovered' above the paintwork for at least two minutes on a nice straight bit of road, shame there were no cameras back then :(