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Dear Tom,Your recent discussion about rainbows was interesting. Isn’t it true that if you go high enough up, say in an airplane, the rainbow will be a full circle?—Mike Boyajian, HomewoodDear ...
To see the full circle, however, you will have to be in an airplane, literally above the clouds. Or you could create your own ...
It’s not often you come across a full circle rainbow, but crew on-board a police helicopter were lucky enough to get an up close and personal view. The St Athan-based National Police Air Service ...
Incredible full circle rainbow (and secondary, too) seen from an airplane. Source: oskarslidums on reddit. Oh, wow! I knew scientifically this was possible, and I’ve heard pilots say they’ve ...
Rare photo of full circle rainbow captured from police helicopter. It’s not often you come across this natural phenomena – but crew on-board a police helicopter got an up close and personal view.
If you create a fine mist screen in front of you and look at your shadow, you might see a rainbow. It might take some work, but you can see your own full-circle rainbows in the mist. Gary Hershorn ...
Dear Tom,On a jet plane trip, I looked out the window and saw a full-circle rainbow!Rosemary Schwartel, Chicago Dear Rosemary,In theory, every rainbow is actually a full circle. The central point ...
If you create a fine mist screen in front of you and look at your shadow, you might see a rainbow. It might take some work, but you can see your own full-circle rainbows in the mist. Gary Hershorn ...