Double Rainbow: Here we are in the middle of winter and we're seeing sights like this. In SE Kansas rainbows aren't a common scene this time of the year but last night we were treated...

wrr Loc: SEK

Here we are in the middle of winter and we're seeing sights like this. In SE Kansas rainbows aren't a common scene this time of the year but last night we were treated to a real beauty.

This is a 5 shot panorama...

PhotoJoe Loc: WASHINGTON

Thats more of a rainbowic dome, with a rainbow halo. It sure is spectacular. Thanks for sharing.

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Nice. I have never seen this before- it does look like a dome with a rainbow above it. Is this common?

Mainlander Loc: P.C.Y.C. Toronto Canada

wrr wrote:

Here we are in the middle of winter and we're seeing sights like this. In SE Kansas rainbows aren't a common scene this time of the year but last night we were treated to a real beauty.

This is a 5 shot panorama...

spectacular shot, love it

CJartist Loc: Ormond Beach

wrr wrote:

Here we are in the middle of winter and we're seeing sights like this. In SE Kansas rainbows aren't a common scene this time of the year but last night we were treated to a real beauty.

This is a 5 shot panorama...

Great shot, never seen anything like this.

dancepartners Loc: Nova Scotia, Canada

Spectacular rainbow shot............

wrr Loc: SEK

Thanks for the comments, I looked up "rainbowic dome", cant find any related reference to that term. Would be interested to know more...

Julian Loc: Sarasota, FL

Beautiful shot. An interesting scientific fact is that rainbows always occur in pairs: the secondary rainbow is considerably dimmer than the main one and sometimes hard to discern; also significant is that there is always a darker sky area between the two and that the colors are also reversed on the secondary rainbow. Check it out.

wrr Loc: SEK

Julian wrote:

Beautiful shot. An interesting scientific fact is that rainbows always occur in pairs: the secondary rainbow is considerably dimmer than the main one and sometimes hard to discern; also significant is that there is always a darker sky area between the two and that the colors are also reversed on the secondary rainbow. Check it out.

Thanks Julian, I didn't know that rainbows will always occur in pairs, very interesting.

33RIVERS Loc: Central MN

Great shot! Wonderful pano work. What stitching program did you use?

mdeman Loc: Damascus, Maryland

All rainbows are full circles, with the center of the rainbow in line with your eye and the sun. Only when the sun is right at the horizon can you see a half circle. Want to check it out, use a garden hose to create your own rainbow.

wrr Loc: SEK

33RIVERS wrote:

Great shot! Wonderful pano work. What stitching program did you use?

thx, I used Hugin to stitch the images together.

33RIVERS Loc: Central MN

great job.

wrr Loc: SEK

mdeman wrote:

All rainbows are full circles, with the center of the rainbow in line with your eye and the sun. Only when the sun is right at the horizon can you see a half circle. Want to check it out, use a garden hose to create your own rainbow.

so that's why the arc of this rainbow looks so full, this was right at sunset, interesting. So a rainbow earlier in the day would be a more shallow arc...?

PhotoJoe Loc: WASHINGTON

thats what I call"joeism" a.k.a. made up.

wrr wrote:

Thanks for the comments, I looked up "rainbowic dome", cant find any related reference to that term. Would be interested to know more...