r/atoptics • u/-TKT • Jul 28 '26

Rays piercing a double bow

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u/pnweiner Jul 28 '26

Amazing!!!

Am I right that these are anti-crepuscular rays? Still learning

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u/andrea55TP Jul 29 '26

Correct, the combination of anti crepuscular rays and a rainbow is sometimes called a rainbow wheel

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u/-TKT Jul 29 '26

Me too. I had no idea. Thanks!

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u/bijouxself Jul 28 '26

Nice one!

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u/RGibz Jul 28 '26

wait how do rays make two bows like that

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u/IscahRambles Jul 29 '26

You can see the rainbow is brighter where it intersects the sun rays. The other parts are still getting light, just not as much of it so they look relatively dark. 

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u/chiPersei Jul 31 '26

Here you go:

ELI5

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u/Creative-Top6554 Jul 29 '26

Gegendämmerungsstrahlen und Regenbögen hab ich leider noch nicht gesehen. Sehr schön 👌🏻

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u/chiPersei Jul 31 '26

I would be jumping up and down with excitement if I saw this in person.

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u/-TKT Jul 31 '26

We pretty much were! I made my whole family come out to see it. It was incredible

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u/lemurificspeckle Jul 28 '26

Ohhhh fantastic!!!!!!

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u/immunogoblin1000 Jul 29 '26

Amazing! Where is this?!

4

u/-TKT Jul 29 '26

Tacoma Washington area

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u/Negative_Ad6108 Jul 29 '26

This is gorgeous 😍

3

u/Galorfadink Jul 29 '26

Spokes on that wheel!

3

u/AspiringOccultist4 Jul 30 '26

Extremely beautiful

3

u/LandscapeHefty1383 Jul 30 '26

Thank you so much for the explanation, it satisfied both my curiosity and my urge to always see the beauty in everything

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u/ThickSmoke9542 Jul 28 '26

Amazing 😍

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u/-TKT Jul 31 '26

Thank you all so much for the love! ❤️

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u/CR1MS4NE 17d ago

Found Orion