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Virtual Tour: Atmospheric optics |
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Partial parhelic circle |
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A partial Parhelic circle and a contrail shadow.
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Moon halo |
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Parhelic circle |
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A parhelic circle surrounds the zenith along with an upper tangent arc.
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Setting Sun rainbow |
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As the Sun is setting, a high rainbow is appearing in the sky.
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Whole rainbow |
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A whole rainbow about one hour after the sunrise.
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Lunar halo |
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Circumzenithal arc |
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Belt of Venus |
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The Belt of Venus (or the anticrepuscular arch) which is the Earth shadow casts
in our atmosphere.
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Partial rainbow |
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Partial rainbow about an hour before the sunset.
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Moon halo |
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