File:Arcnaccarato.jpg

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Description Rainbows without Rain. It is what is referred to as a circumhorizon arc. Forming it requires a very high sun angle of approximately 58° or higher, and a cluster of perfectly aligned ice crystals.
Source NOAA
Author Debbie Naccarato

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current07:36, 12 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 07:36, 12 November 2008983 × 530 (61 KB)J.smith (talk | contribs)remove watermark
13:14, 26 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:14, 26 October 2007983 × 547 (60 KB)Natasha2006 (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=Rainbows without Rain. It is what is referred to as a circumhorizon arc. Forming a circumhorizon arc requires a very high sun angle of approximately 58° or higher, and a cluster of perfectly aligned (i.e. nearly perpendicular t

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