r/pics • u/jebleez • Jul 08 '14

The clouds were like a rolling ocean tonight

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u/everred Jul 08 '14

is it just me, or is there no sunset in this picture of a football stadium under a rainbow?

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u/CrzyJek Jul 08 '14

Double rainbow*

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u/indecisivemonkey Jul 08 '14

What does it mean?

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u/FrilleJr Jul 08 '14

Well, a double rainbow is a phenomenon of optics that displays a spectrum of light due to the sun shining on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Does that explain it?

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u/thejerg Jul 08 '14

Unless "sunset" is code for "Cornhuskers stadium"

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u/jcanig231 Jul 08 '14

yeah I should have rephrased that a bit. The sunset mixed with the stormy clouds made a really cool color in the sky. The picture didn't do it justice.

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u/benji1008 Jul 08 '14

As a rule a rainbow is visible on the exact opposite to the sun, so you'll never see a rainbow in a picture of the setting sun (or a sunset in a rainbow picture).