2023

NT9955 : An upside down rainbow at the Needles Eye

taken 1 year ago, 3 km from Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England

An upside down rainbow at the Needles Eye
An upside down rainbow at the Needles Eye
This circumzenithal arc or upside down rainbow was photographed from a boat just off the coast at the Needles Eye area. The effect is caused by refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Air, Sky, Weather Estuary, Marine other tags: Circumzenithal Arc Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Needles Eye Area [6] · Sunlight through Ice Crystals in the Atmosphere [2] Other Photos: · Haloes over Bamburgh ·
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NT9955, 89 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 1 June, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9935 5559 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:47.6165N 2:0.7161W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9935 5559
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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