The Rainbow Thread: Seeing & Sharing Unusual Phenomena

[Jimmy Snyder]

A while ago I saw a rainbow while I was driving. The end of the rainbow lay right on the hood of my car. When I came to a stop, I popped the hood to see if there was a pot of gold in there. Of course, by then the rainbow was gone and so was the gold. I said I would post about it, but forgot. Today I saw another rainbow and decided to start this thread. Every time I see a rainbow I will post it here.

I have liked rainbows since I was a small child. When I found out about secondary rainbows and that dark band between primary and secondary, it increased my appreciation of them. In addition, I have seen a couple of sun dogs, a moon halo, and a sun pillar. I will report those here as well, but they are quite rare. I have not seen moonbows, moon dogs, noctilucent clouds, crepuscular rays, anticrepuscular rays, and other related phenomena, but if I do, I'll post it here. If you see any of these, please add a note here too.

 

[qntty]

Rainbows, you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c6HsiixFS8

 

[colonelcrayon]

I have an interesting rainbow picture:

http://omploader.org/vMXZvYg

Right across the road!

 

[Danger]

When I came to a stop, I popped the hood to see if there was a pot of gold in there.

You silly twit... you looked at the wrong end of the car. Everybody knows that the gold is in the gas tank.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Rainbows, you say?

I can't tell. Is she serious? I started laughing when the video started because I assumed she was kidding (in a DHMO kind of way), but as it continued it seemed more and more like she was serious.

 

[qntty]

I'm not sure, at first I though she was serious but there are hints that it could be a joke such as "oxygen supply" and how she says it didn't happen 20 years ago.

 

[Sorry!]

This girl I know has a picture on her cell of a picture perfect rainbow where you can clearly see both ends meet with the horizon.. its really cool lol never seen that before

 

[humanino]

This girl I know has a picture on her cell of a picture perfect rainbow where you can clearly see both ends meet with the horizon.. its really cool lol never seen that before

Have you ever seen a complete rainbow, which is a full circle ?
http://linein.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/circle_rainbow.jpg

 

[Sorry!]

Have you ever seen a complete rainbow, which is a full circle ?
http://linein.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/circle_rainbow.jpg

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That is freaking amazing... assuming its not editted of course.

 

[junglebeast]

Have you ever seen a complete rainbow, which is a full circle ?

Very cool! Downloading..

Here's another favorite rainbow picture of mine

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3503/tornadonguyenbig.jpg

 

[Kurdt]

Here is one I caught on camera the other day from my bedroom window.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3919/1000357w.jpg

 

[hokie1]

The other day my son and I saw a circumzenith arc. It appeared across a mare's tail. It is an amazingly bright arc of rainbow colors. The colors are extremely vivid. Sorry did not have a camera with me.

 

[hokie1]

You might want to check out this site for some interesting photos and info on rainbows and their causes.

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm"

 

[drizzle]

Here is one I caught on camera the other day from my bedroom window.

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3919/1000357w.jpg

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I love the rainbow, it is what I call the most beautiful silence


ps: that place looks fameliar, I can't remember well though! you don't have to tell

...Here's another favorite rainbow picture of mine

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3503/tornadonguyenbig.jpg

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that is a painting, isn't it?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I love the rainbow, it is what I call the most beautiful silence

Drizzle. How appropriate.

 

[drizzle]

Drizzle. How appropriate.

thanks :shy:

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

I had intended to post every sighting here, but I saw one in France last year and forgot to post. Yesterday I saw a sun dog. It peeked through a crack in the tree line so I could not see if it had a partner.