tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2785149730963958122..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: How Very Odd!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16446620581810341502012-02-23T05:07:10.422+00:002012-02-23T05:07:10.422+00:00That, or light shining up from the crock of gold!That, or light shining up from the crock of gold!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41225383874330517762012-02-23T05:05:23.351+00:002012-02-23T05:05:23.351+00:00Thanks K. I'd copyright ADB if I was you... so...Thanks K. I'd copyright ADB if I was you... someone might well want to use it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10000700147206655842012-02-23T04:44:24.697+00:002012-02-23T04:44:24.697+00:00Before I read all the above explanations, scientif...Before I read all the above explanations, scientific and otherwise, I would have suggested that the interior space was filled with angels and energies so magnificent that even your camera's eye could behold them. I still feel that could be so.Handy Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132709938216842143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16477397045248171402012-02-22T21:53:03.200+00:002012-02-22T21:53:03.200+00:00Oh dear Cro...is that physics or could it be chemi...Oh dear Cro...is that physics or could it be chemistry...maybe geography....I'm stumped...great pic though!!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50747614050517586442012-02-22T21:44:16.399+00:002012-02-22T21:44:16.399+00:00'Twas a bit of beauty just for you, and you we...'Twas a bit of beauty just for you, and you were lucky enough to have a camera in hand to record it. Did ye look for the potty of gold?Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78822860796380813142012-02-22T21:18:26.953+00:002012-02-22T21:18:26.953+00:00No idea but it's a fantastic pictureNo idea but it's a fantastic pictureMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84403240098404364322012-02-22T20:59:36.223+00:002012-02-22T20:59:36.223+00:00I see a double rainbowI see a double rainbowAmy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24388973721906077412012-02-22T20:06:42.406+00:002012-02-22T20:06:42.406+00:00http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/ makes it fairly simpl...http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/ makes it fairly simple:<br />Many leftover light wavelengths are reflected *smaller* than the rainbow wavelengths, ie inside the bow, but less light greater that the bow's wavelengths - ie outside the bow. This light is all wavelengths mixed up, so comes out white.<br /><br />Apparently there's also a darker band *between* the two bows, called the Alexander Dark Band after some dude Alexander who noticed it 1800 years ago. <br />It would make a good name for a music group. Perhaps of the Afro-American persuasion...?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4108328744543673162012-02-22T15:48:39.094+00:002012-02-22T15:48:39.094+00:00Donna, with such a wonderful Irish name, you'd...Donna, with such a wonderful Irish name, you'd just HAVE to believe in 'crocks of gold'. So do I.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14244217859360762302012-02-22T15:47:28.877+00:002012-02-22T15:47:28.877+00:00Thanks Brenda.... now why didn't I think of Go...Thanks Brenda.... now why didn't I think of Google? A bit complicated, but I get the gist.<br /><br />Any one as confused as moi, can go to Brenda's link above. QED.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59262261613214218382012-02-22T15:44:29.447+00:002012-02-22T15:44:29.447+00:00Because Cro, the inside of a rainbow is always the...Because Cro, the inside of a rainbow is always the magical portion. The outside is just plain sky. Of course you have to be a bit magical yourself to see the difference. (Sorry Tom)Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16190644840139779962012-02-22T15:30:43.701+00:002012-02-22T15:30:43.701+00:00Google and ye shall find. Here you go, hon.
http:...Google and ye shall find. Here you go, hon.<br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/aprilholladay/2007-01-08-rainbow-bright_x.htmBrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809546303562476065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54974377082674885702012-02-22T14:15:57.873+00:002012-02-22T14:15:57.873+00:00I'm thinking refraction, but also it looks as ...I'm thinking refraction, but also it looks as if there's a break in the clouds, showing lighter skies.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69580073947620452582012-02-22T12:37:02.778+00:002012-02-22T12:37:02.778+00:00I don't have a clue why, but I am sure there i...I don't have a clue why, but I am sure there is an explanation for it.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47903250418318973282012-02-22T12:19:02.973+00:002012-02-22T12:19:02.973+00:00Have no idea, but I do think you were lucky to hav...Have no idea, but I do think you were lucky to have a camera in your hand at that moment and get a shot like that. Awesome!Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68936703032342741922012-02-22T11:59:45.795+00:002012-02-22T11:59:45.795+00:00I can't enlarge it either... dunno why.
Maybe...I can't enlarge it either... dunno why.<br /><br />Maybe we will never have the answer!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76123938966930766832012-02-22T10:20:22.821+00:002012-02-22T10:20:22.821+00:00I cannot seem to enlarge your picture, Cro, and th...I cannot seem to enlarge your picture, Cro, and the bit of sky between the two bows looks the same to me, but I know what you mean. I also don't know what causes it. Hope that helps.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31346045456025273692012-02-22T08:52:04.426+00:002012-02-22T08:52:04.426+00:00I don't know the answer, but i took a similar ...I don't know the answer, but i took a similar photo looking from our house towards the Mendips. I thought it was the magic of Glastonbury which caused it :-)Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31875616274003493582012-02-22T08:16:07.347+00:002012-02-22T08:16:07.347+00:00Don't know. Ask Zippy, Bungle or G-G-G-Geoffre...Don't know. Ask Zippy, Bungle or G-G-G-Geoffrey.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77104106094691047782012-02-22T08:13:35.028+00:002012-02-22T08:13:35.028+00:00There IS a serious answer...I can't remember i...There IS a serious answer...I can't remember it now.<br /><br />An aside though...The angle of refraction(I think that it is the word) within a rainbow was found to be 42 .... So now we know that the answer is the rainbow but we're still hunting the Ultimate Question!! ;-)gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com