The Glory of Flying
During an Easyjet flight from Edinburgh to Madrid I took a snap of the Scottish hills jutting out of the clouds. These are the western hills as the aircraft headed west from Edinburgh and was just about to turn and fly down the south coast of Scotland.
The sun was shining on the left of the aircraft on the opposite side to my window.
I noticed on the picture a small rounded rainbow which had a bright centre. (Marked on the picture with an arrow)
This is called a Glory or a Broken Spectre. This optical phenomenon is usually seen on mountains when the sun is low and behind the climber.
Check this link to find out more.
Glories
Optical Phenomenon
Categories: Physics News
17Oct
