Moonlight rainbow

DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
edited June 3, 2007 in Other Cool Shots
I never even thought about the prospect of a rainbow at night but this evening I saw this arch in the sky and turned around and there was a full moon coming up over the horizon . By the time I had my D50 ballancing on the window-sill at a 2 second exposure in RAW mode most of it was gone but I did manage to salvage this image of the phenomenon ....

moonbow007a.jpg
Nikon D80 , D50 , SB600 , SB800 , Nikon 18-200VR , Tamron 28-75 di 2.8 , Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 , Nikon 50mm 1.8 . Tamron 17-50 f2.8 , Nikon 70-200 VR f2.8 .

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Desmond wrote:
    I never even thought about the prospect of a rainbow at night but this evening I saw this arch in the sky and turned around and there was a full moon coming up over the horizon . By the time I had my D50 ballancing on the window-sill at a 2 second exposure in RAW mode most of it was gone but I did manage to salvage this image of the phenomenon ....

    Not something you see every day is it :D

    Quote from another website
    .......

    Q. Can you see a rainbow at night?

    A. Yes, the moon is bright enough to produce a rainbow, and while rare, people do see it. We all just have to get out more at night. Since the moon is not near as bright as the sun, the rainbow produced by the moon at night is much weaker than a rainbow produced by the sun during the day. Our eyes see dim things as black and white, not in colour. So a night "moonbow" will look gray not colourful.

    .... Skippy :D
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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    You guys may be interested in this picture I saw on digg the other day. Linked because it's copyrighted:

    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/lat-moonbow_ji9fzfnc20070521212156,0,4770224.photo?coll=la-home-center
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  • DesmondDesmond Registered Users Posts: 187 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Mike Lane wrote:
    You guys may be interested in this picture I saw on digg the other day. Linked because it's copyrighted:

    http://www.latimes.com/news/local/lat-moonbow_ji9fzfnc20070521212156,0,4770224.photo?coll=la-home-center

    I just wish I had more time for a decent picture , my tripod was in the car and I had to hold the camera down on the edge of the window frame for 2 seconds before it dissappeared ...
    Nikon D80 , D50 , SB600 , SB800 , Nikon 18-200VR , Tamron 28-75 di 2.8 , Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 , Nikon 50mm 1.8 . Tamron 17-50 f2.8 , Nikon 70-200 VR f2.8 .
  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited June 2, 2007
    Very cool. I had no idea moonbows existed. Now that I know, it does make sense that they would. Thanks for sharing your image!
    T :D

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  • BrowndogBrowndog Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited June 3, 2007
    Wow
    Wow, I never heard of a "moon bow" either but I will be watching for them in the future. Very interesting thanks for sharing!thumb.gif
    Mike W....
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