01/10/2025
Thank you for featuring my photo of this spectacular full circle rainbow over RACV Goldfields Resort
🌈 This stunning snap reveals what a rainbow looks like from above - a full, unbroken circle.
Rainbows form when sunlight interacts with rain, reflecting off the inside of thousands to millions of rain droplets and refracting on its way out. This refraction splits sunlight (white light) into different wavelengths, which the human eye sees as different colours.
Rainbows are usually seen in the early morning or late afternoon, as the sun is lower in the sky and therefore less likely to be blocked by clouds. To spot one, you need to be facing towards the rain, with the sun behind you.
Usually, the earth blocks the lower half of the rainbow, and we see only the upper half, as an arc. But from higher up, it is possible to see the whole halo.
Keep up to date with the latest forecasts and warnings at www.bom.gov.au or the BOM Weather app.
Photo credit: Daniel James Aerial Art
