Fire Rainbow

Nightcat · Post by **Nightcat** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:29 pm

This is a fire rainbow.

The rarest of all naturally occuring atmospheric phenomena.

The picture was captured in on the Idaho / Washington border and lasted about a hour.

Apparently, clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20 thousand feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit it precisely at 58 degrees (just in case any of you wanna make one)

Someone at JO found that, never knew of such a thing - now I wanna see one >_<

NC

:FI:WillieOFS · Post by **:FI:WillieOFS** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:06 am

I've seen 'em and that is a pretty pic!!

Like to have a BIG version of it.

Airhawk14 · Post by **Airhawk14** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:06 am

It looks cool. I have never seen anything like it.

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:29 am

I've seen a circular (full 360) rainbow, directly overhead .Still puzzling over that.

Skipper · Post by **Skipper** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:38 am

That's fantastic!

:FI:Murph · Post by **:FI:Murph** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:47 pm

I've seen it here in Denver, but it was not as dramatic as that photo.