What positions would the Earth, Sun and viewer need to be to see a glory (a rainbow-like effect) from space?
What position would they need to be in to reproduce this picture?
Source: Gizmodo (NASA via Universe Today)
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What position would they need to be in to reproduce this picture?
Source: Gizmodo (NASA via Universe Today)
Related:
A glory is a rainbow-colored bullseye appearing directly opposite the Sun due to diffraction by water droplets of a certain size. From an airplane, you can sometimes see this effect surrounding the airplane's shadow. As the NASA article explains, the polar orbiting Terra satellite's scan pattern transformed the circular rings into elongated ovals.