The impossible photo!!

Very relaxing, and beautiful photos. Nature never ceases to amaze me, these are the things I live for. Not money, sex, or getting my name out there.

But admiring the beauty and creation of what's around us.

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There is a saying on ATS, 'make every post you write count'. This is is a really mean thing for you to write. There is enough horror in this world that I always enjoy to see the beauty that nature brings us. That is why I read these threads.

To the OP, this has made my morning, thank you! I have never seen the Moon next to a rainbow, but from now on I shall keep an eye out for it. And you explained it perfectly, the photo's are amazing, thank you!

so we are saying the first photo ( half moon ) is fake but the other full moon photos are legit?

Originally posted by tizza2k
so we are saying the first photo ( half moon ) is fake but the other full moon photos are legit?

Yes, I created the first photo to ilustrate the impossibility for a crescent moon to be close to a rainbow.
The two last photos are legit and show the possible configuration, i-e a gibbous moon (or full moon) close to a rainbow.

believe it or not, I actually saw a rainbow end into the ground once.... apparently someone beat me too it, because there was nothing there....

This whole post shows how skimming through an post can make a great and interesting thread into trollbait.

How do these kneejerk reply posts happen? Please take a minute to read a post before you decide that you are so important that you MUST reply.

Thanks to the OP for some great geometry facts.

Originally posted by FireballStorm

Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Show me a rainbow (not photoshopped) at night and i'll be impressed.

Here you go:

Source: guardian.co.uk

It's actually called a "moonbow", but it's no different to a rainbow apart from the fact that the sunlight has traveled via the moon instead of straight from the sun.

You are right it is actually called a moon bow, however they are rare but instead of the light coming form the sun in your normal "rainbow', a moonbow is formed from the light reflected off the moon.