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Mysterious Misty Rings: Unraveling the 2D View
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[QUOTE="DaveC426913, post: 5406227, member: 15808"] Because what you are seeing is a [I]geometric [/I]effect of the light refracted through the mist. It is essentially the same geometry as a rainbow. It may be be the [I]same[/I] effect as a rainbow, but the path from light to your eye will be identical all around the light, leading to a [I]ring[/I] of effect, always in a plane that is [I]perpendicular[/I] to your sight line. This is the best diagram I was able to find that is not actually involving a rainbow and the sun.[ATTACH=full]185785[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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