Light phenomena in nature

Do not be surprised - all that you will see below, in fact, and looks in nature, no photoshop.

Rainbow wall

Light phenomena in nature

A rare atmospheric phenomenon more known as "fire rainbow" occurs when breaking the horizontal sunlight rising or setting sun through the horizontally arranged crystals of ice clouds. The result is a kind of wall, painted in different colors of the rainbow. Picture taken in Washington skies in 2006.

Halo

Light phenomena in nature

The sun's rays reflected from the ice crystals, angled 22 ° with respect to the sun in high clouds. Different positions of ice crystals may cause modification halo. In cold days there may be the effect of "diamond dust", in this case the sun's rays are repeatedly reflected from the ice crystals.

contrails planes

Light phenomena in nature

the airplane and exhausts vortex flows at high altitudes are converted into water ice particles. Long white streaks in the sky is not that other, as water droplets in suspension.

Twilight rays

Light phenomena in nature

The solar rays of the sun passing through the gaps in the clouds clearly-visible form separate beams of sunlight. Very often, these feed the sun's rays can be seen in a variety of science fiction films. This photo was taken in one of the national parks of Utah.

Northern Lights

Light phenomena in nature

Northern Lights nothing but as a collision in the upper atmosphere sunlight with charged particles of the magnetic field of the Earth gases.

Star trails

Light phenomena in nature

A clear demonstration of the earth's rotation. This phenomenon is invisible usual eye. To get such a photo is necessary to put the camera on a long exposure. The picture shows only a single Polar Star is located almost above the axis of the Earth, it remains almost immovable.

White Rainbow

Light phenomena in nature

Photo taken at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The small size of the air drops of water makes it impossible for the decomposition of sunlight on the colors of the spectrum, so the rainbow in white only.

Buddha Light

Light phenomena in nature

This photo is made in China. The phenomenon is similar to the "Brocken specter". The sun's rays are reflected from atmospheric water droplets over the sea, a shadow in the middle of a circle of rainbow reflected beams - a shadow of the plane.

Inverted rainbow

Light phenomena in nature

This unusual rainbow appears also as a result of the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals which are only in certain parts of the clouds.

The Mirage

Light phenomena in nature

very common atmospheric phenomenon. It can be observed not only in the desert, but also on the road in the sultry heat. This phenomenon is produced as a result of refraction of sunlight through the "lens" constituted cooler layers (at the surface) and warm (lies above) air. This unique lens is reflected by the object, which are located above the horizon, in this case the sky. Picture taken in Thuringia (Germany).

Iridescent clouds

Light phenomena in nature

The setting sun at the right angle "stumble" on the water droplets of the clouds. As a result of diffraction (bending of sunlight water droplets) and the interference of sunlight (decomp sunlight on the spectra) as in Photoshop, clouds figure poured gradient fill.

Next rocket exhausts

Light phenomena in nature

Next on the Minotaur rocket fired by the US Air Force in California. Air currents blowing at different altitudes at different rates, causing distortion of the track rocket exhausts. Atmospheric water droplets, ice crystals melted also cause decomposition of sunlight on different colors of the rainbow.

The Phantom of Brocken, Germany

Light phenomena in nature

This phenomenon is observed foggy morning. Prismatic solar disk appears in front of the sun, as a result of the reflection of sunlight from the mist of water droplets. An interesting triangular shadow tearing Prismatic drive reflected sunlight is not more than a projection surface of the cloud.

The zodiacal light

Light phenomena in nature

The zodiacal light is very often masks the moonlight and artificial light cities. In calm, moonless night in the nature likelihood that you will see the zodiacal light, is quite high. This phenomenon occurs as a result of the reflection of sunlight from particles of cosmic dust surrounding the Earth.