Is This Ice Rainbow Actually God’s Eyeball?

I hadn’t heard of ice rainbows before, but apparently they’re quite rare. What’s even rarer, apparently, is photo evidence of one. Photographer Reyaz Limalia spotted it while driving in the English countryside and almost crashed his car because of it.

Technically, however, ice rainbows aren’t actually rainbows. While traditional rainbows are created when light is refracted through a raindrop, ice rainbows are caused when light goes through high-altitude cirrus clouds when the sun is high.

Pretty spectacular, isn’t it? [Daily Mail]

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    Jonno

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 8:52 AM

    he’s watching you pee!

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      olearymo

      Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM

      better that than what Ceiling Cat watches. eugh!

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    Jim

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    I’ve seen something similar. But it was with the moon. Even got a snap of it.

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    stevothegaddamneddevo!

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 12:54 PM

    managed to captcha a few of those this winter here in melbourne… mind you, it was freezing up at 4am and having a peek out the toilet window and seeing this marvelous wonder… note: best when there is a full moon!

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    AJ Lazaro

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    so intense!

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    Aaron

    Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    One I Photographed a while ago. http://www.flickr.com/photos/azzamunza/3504048920/in/set-72157610627858726/

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