Lightning & Double Rainbow Over Badlands
As rare a sight as you'll ever see flashed through the skies above Badlands National Park in South Dakota last week: Lightning struck through a double rainbow.
The double rainbow appeared in the sky near the end of a thunderstorm. But the storm wasn't quite done — a bolt of lightning ripped though the two rainbows, high above the red rocks below.
Rainbows form when sunlight passes through drops of water, and some of the light is bent, or refracted, more than other portions. A rainbow's colors go from red on the outside, which is bent least, through orange, yellow, green, and blue all the way to violet, which is bent the most.
Sometimes a secondary bow...
Replying to Nature is pretty effing Wow. And shit.
Topic Summary
M7
Posted 22 May 2013 - 02:21 AM
Atlas moths are considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area . Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, reaching over 25 cm . Females are appreciably larger and heavier.
M7
Posted 22 May 2013 - 02:19 AM
These are Mummatus clouds, a fairly new cloud classification that's only been recognized for the last few years. Their name derives from the Latin word "mamma", meaning udder or breast (for fairly obvious reasons!).
Their formation is still fairly mysterious, with more than ten proposed mechanisms. They're often associated with severe thunderstorms.
Their formation is still fairly mysterious, with more than ten proposed mechanisms. They're often associated with severe thunderstorms.
M7
Posted 20 May 2013 - 08:11 PM
Asperatus Clouds
jugs
Posted 18 May 2013 - 07:55 PM
Authentic Drama Queen, on 05 April 2013 - 07:46 AM, said:
Just wow.
Guest
Posted 18 May 2013 - 06:20 PM
Junkman, on 18 May 2013 - 05:47 PM, said:
Marajit, on 18 May 2013 - 05:14 PM, said:
What did you do to our wonderful GF?
Junkman
Posted 18 May 2013 - 05:47 PM
Marajit, on 18 May 2013 - 05:14 PM, said:
What did you do to our wonderful GF?
Marajit
Posted 18 May 2013 - 05:14 PM
Junkman
Posted 18 May 2013 - 04:36 PM
Ankhy, on 18 May 2013 - 03:32 PM, said:
Junkman, on 18 May 2013 - 02:45 PM, said:
Ankhy, on 18 May 2013 - 11:35 AM, said:
Ankhy
Posted 18 May 2013 - 03:32 PM
Junkman, on 18 May 2013 - 02:45 PM, said:
Ankhy, on 18 May 2013 - 11:35 AM, said:
Is that GF's dog, Buddy?
Hope GF is okay. Has anybody had contact with him? Is he just taking a break from here or is it permanent? :(
