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Ever seen a fully circular rainbow?

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Illusionary

Any chance of sharing them? :smile:

http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/ac159/Alec129/?action=view&current=5690_123691172977_527542977_2319764.jpg

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Illusionary

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http://s895.photobucket.com/albums/ac159/Alec129/?action=view&current=5690_123691172977_527542977_2319764.jpg

That does look fairly spectacular - where were you when you took it?

Reply 22

Ninja Student

How are you guys seeing these weird rainbows? I've barely saw one normal rainbow...
This stuff actually seems really supernatural, I'm freaked out.

Reply 23

AutVinceriAutMori

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As in, naturally occurring, from the ground. I was amazed to find they actually exist - very apocalyptic when you don't know its possible!

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circular_Rainbow_209.jpg

Apparently the tropical ones are quite rare.

Anyone else ever seen one?

I've seen two semi-circular ones, extending from one point on the ground to another, but no fully circular ones :o:

Reply 24

Gaara.

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I've seen the end of a rainbow, I swear :excited:

Me and my friends were like omgomgomg :laugh:

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Illusionary

That does look fairly spectacular - where were you when you took it?

Northern thailand. Didn't have a drop of rain for many hours either side of the photo being taken - although according to the source quoted its caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere, and not rain :cookie:

Reply 26

AutVinceriAutMori

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Gaara.

I've seen the end of a rainbow, I swear :excited:

Me and my friends were like omgomgomg :laugh:

Did you get a pot of gold ? :ahee:

Reply 27

AutVinceriAutMori

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Northern thailand. Didn't have a drop of rain for many hours either side of the photo being taken - although according to the source quoted its caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere, and not rain :cookie:

Well, both raindrops and ice crystals can work as a prism :biggrin:

The picture is spectacular :awesome:

Reply 28

Gaara.

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AutVinceriAutMori

Did you get a pot of gold ? :ahee:

no

what a rip but once in a lifetime :yy:

Reply 29

Zayne

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I'm not the only person humming the Halo them right?

My mum says shes seen one in a plane though I never have... I really want to now!

Reply 30

AutVinceriAutMori

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Gaara.

no

what a rip but once in a lifetime :yy:

It would have dissapeared in the morning anyway :p:

But yes, rainbows are always a beautiful sign, as is the odd ray of sunshine during the rain.

Reply 31

sarubobo28

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Yep, at Hokkaido, Japan!
I wouldn't have realised if all those people weren't pointing at the sky going LOOK!! because the sun was high up over my head! Pretty amazing stuff :yep:

Reply 32

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sarubobo28

Yep, at Hokkaido, Japan!
I wouldn't have realised if all those people weren't pointing at the sky going LOOK!! because the sun was high up over my head! Pretty amazing stuff :yep:

We have a winner. Your one sounds slightly more fun though - if Hollywood has taught me anything its that apocalyptic monsters/natural disasters always start in Japan.

Reply 33

Aphotic Cosmos

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Yep - I saw one in Ireland from Inch beach on the Dingle peninsula. Truly beautiful. Apparently they get quite a lot of these in spring and summer - the heavy rain combined with the light is ideal.

If I could live in one place in the world, it would be south-west Ireland :smile:

The forests, the incredible coastline, the wilderness . . . nowhere I'd rather live.