Family member saw an upside down rainbow in the distance & looked up to see this
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@Broadfork @kellyromanych and forgive my humorless nerdiness!
@wendinoakland @kellyromanych Not at all, your input is much appreciated. You may well have stopped a stampede of ignorance which is always a good thing.
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@wendinoakland @kellyromanych Not at all, your input is much appreciated. You may well have stopped a stampede of ignorance which is always a good thing.
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@Broadfork @kellyromanych Don’t freak out — it’s just a light refraction thing. It’s a rainbow that continues all the way round, because there’s just the right amount of atmospheric humidity.
@wendinoakland Is this an example of a "sun dog"? @Broadfork @kellyromanych
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@wendinoakland Is this an example of a "sun dog"? @Broadfork @kellyromanych
@Alison a sun halo. Here's a sun dog
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@wendinoakland Is this an example of a "sun dog"? @Broadfork @kellyromanych
@Alison
@Alison @Broadfork @kellyromanych okay, that’s when ice crystals reflect light. Wikipedia explains it much better than I can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog -
@Alison a sun halo. Here's a sun dog
(lol the sun dog usually has sun near horizon) @kellyromanych @Alison @Broadfork Aww,
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@kellyromanych Hoping this won’t turn out to be some Death Star approaching. 2026 has been quite the year.
I’ve never seen the like. Wow.
@Broadfork i hear ya, maybe we consider it a cosmic cleanser?
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Family member saw an upside down rainbow in the distance & looked up to see this
@kellyromanych
I've seen a few guesses already in this thread.Here's mine: 22° halo
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Family member saw an upside down rainbow in the distance & looked up to see this
@kellyromanych
Lovely as Ramadan is close.
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Family member saw an upside down rainbow in the distance & looked up to see this
@kellyromanych
Very cool. Here's one I saw around a full moon. I've only seen this once in my life (as far as I can remember.) -
@Alison a sun halo. Here's a sun dog
(lol the sun dog usually has sun near horizon) @kellyromanych Geo’s found himself a nice sunny spot.
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@kellyromanych
Lovely as Ramadan is close.️️@Amal_ @kellyromanych
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