A ‘fire rainbow’ is seen crawling across the sky off NC’s Outer banks. What is it?
Stranger still, ice crystals are required, making it all the more surprising one was seen on an Outer Banks summer day. “Have ...
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Everything you need to know about fire rainbows
Fire rainbows require specific conditions: cirrus clouds and sunlight at least 58° high in the sky. They're most visible in ...
What are atmospheric optics?
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - To create atmospheric optics we need two things: ice crystals in the air and a light source. All ...
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How Sun dogs appear in the sky | Hey Ray
Sun dogs. You may have noticed these as a tiny rainbow spot in the sky. I get questions about these all the time. For Sun dogs to appear, you need sunshine and ice crystals suspended in the ...
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What is a sun dog? What causes them?
The sunlight will refract through the ice crystal, which then acts like a prism to scatter and bend the colors. Due to the different wavelengths correlating to the colors of the rainbow ...