Wendelstein Rainbow
& Shadow
Imaged by Claudia Hinz from the 1848m high Wendelstein
Observatory in the Bavarian Alps, Germany. ©Claudia
Hinz ,
shown with permission.
The tip of the blue triangular shadow of the Wendelstein marks
the antisolar point directly opposite the sun. The antisolar point is
also the centre of rainbow here seen unusually arcing downwards. If there
are enough raindrops in the right places, rainbows can be complete
circles as can sometimes be seen from mountain slopes or - if you are
prepared to get wet - within the spray of a lawn sprinkler.
Daily
Wendelstein Picture Claudia
Hinz, Atmospheric Optics Wendelstein Observatory
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