The straight rainbow over Paris
by Anorak | 27th, March 2013
IN Paris, the city is so secure in its sexuality, even the rainbows are straight:
Why is this horizon so colorful? Because, opposite the Sun, it is raining. What is pictured above is actually just a common rainbow. It’s uncommon appearance is caused by the Sun being unusually high in the sky during the rainbow’s creation. Since every rainbow’s center must be exactly opposite the Sun, a high Sun reflecting off of a distant rain will produce a low rainbow where only the very top is visible — because the rest of the rainbow is below the horizon.
Spotter: @DavidGrann, via Kottke
Posted: 27th, March 2013 | In: Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
