Stunning Rainbow!

Ah no, in fairness my THREE-YEAR OLD daughter loves rainbows. It takes all sorts to make a world.

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Although personally rainbows do fall into the atmospheric phenomena category such as sun pillars, haloes etc so i think they should be included in an observers target list as they can be stunning in there own right. No observer of the sky should be indifferent to these light displays if he or she truely loves the sky and nature around them...my two cents worth.

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Although personally rainbows do fall into the atmospheric phenomena category such as sun pillars, haloes etc so i think they should be included in an observers target list as they can be stunning in there own right. No observer of the sky should be indifferent to these light displays if he or she truely loves the sky and nature around them...my two cents worth.

Hear hear! Couldn't agree more.

All together now.....

Red and Yellow and Pink and Green, Purple and Orange and Blue....

:roll: :oops:

All for the want of clear skies.

Johnno

The other day it was clouds now its Rainbows......no pot of gold just think some are loosing the plot, turning into a cloud and rain website

we'd have to delete a chapter of the Novice Observing Challenge if anyone objected to atmospheric optics falling into the category of observing sky phenomena.

personally, atmospheric optics has always been a "grey" area . . . neither astronomy or strict meteorology. Meteorology books tend to shuffle the subject of halos, etc. into the deeper recesses of their texts. I do think though that as Martin said, it's huge area of interest for amateur astronomers. Years ago (well, centuries anyway), anything celestial out of the ordinary was a "Meteor" ("of the air"). As avid skywatchers, we should become aware of the subtle nuances of meteorological optics and take notice of rare sights that can only enrich our appreciation of the sky.

John

The other day it was clouds now its Rainbows......no pot of gold just think some are loosing the plot, turning into a cloud and rain website

Have to say I dissagree big time here. If you count meteors and aurorae as astronomy then I see no reason what so ever to disscount atmospheric optics. Have a look at www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/phenom.htm , you'll be amazed at the wealth of atmospheric phenomena you can observe.

I'm not a big fan of overly tight definitions, I'm a sky watcher, I enjoy viewing all the interesting phenomena that the sky has to offer and I know I'm not alone in that on this site. I've learned a lot from Martin & Connor & co's posts on atmospheric optics and they have inspired me to keep an eye out myself which I have found very rewarding. Keep up the good work guys!

Bart.