Surprise! What a rainbow looks like from above
Posted on October 11, 2014 by Ann Kreilkamp[url=http://exopermaculture.com/2014/10/11/surprise-what-a-rainbow-looks-like-from-above/23 p.m. MST October 3, 2014 COTTESLOE BEACH, Australia %E2%80%93 Have you ever seen a full circle rainbow before? Most people see rainbows from the ground, which makes them look like an arch. But when you see a rainbow from the air, you can see it%27s actually a full circle. Earlier this week NASA posted this photo, taken over Cottesloe Beach, Australia, as the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The caption says it was taken from a helicopter that was flying between a downpour and a setting sun.]Circular Rainbow over Australia[/url]
October 11, 2014
Full circle rainbow featured by NASA
Brandie Piper, KSDK (St. Louis) 6:23 p.m. MST October 3, 2014
A full circle rainbow was featured as NASA’s Astronomy Photo of the Day this week.(Photo: NASA/Colin Leonhardt, Birdseye View Photography) |
Most people see rainbows from the ground, which makes them look like an arch. But when you see a rainbow from the air, you can see it’s actually a full circle.
Earlier this week NASA posted this photo, taken over Cottesloe Beach, Australia, as the Astronomy Picture of the Day. The caption says it was taken from a helicopter that was flying between a downpour and a setting sun.
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