- A fog bow is a rare, white, ghostly arc-shaped phenomenon caused by sunlight shining on tiny water droplets in fog or mists, often called a “white rainbow”.
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- A fog bow formed when light from floodlights reflected through the mist.
- White Rainbow (AstroAdventure, North Devon)
On Saturday 10th February 2023, a fogbow is an atmospheric phenomenon that resembles a rainbow but appears as a pale, colourless arc ~ was seen as a ‘ghostly’ white arc, and formed by the much smaller droplets found in fog or mist, because these droplets are so tiny (less than 0.05 mm) – the light waves are “smeared” together by diffraction, causing the colours to overlap and appear white rather than distinct bands.
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Earth Features Astrophotography by Derek Rowley
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- Clouds
- Fog Bow
- Frozen Ice
- Rainbow
- Saharan Dust Storm
- Snowflakes
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