sunbows
Mist-made color bands
Sunbows are rainbow-like arcs produced when sunlight refracts through water droplets from sources other than rain—typically waterfalls, fountains, or heavy mist.
Unlike rainbows, which appear opposite the sun after storms, sunbows form in the spray close at hand: A sunbow hung in the mist at the base of the falls.
The term is less common than rainbow but appears in nature writing and travel descriptions.
Dispersed liquid droplets
- mistFine airborne moisture
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- arcCurved line segment
- spectrumContinuous range of values
refraction · waterfall · halo · iridescence · light · droplets · diffraction · colors
spray
Dispersed liquid droplets
spectrum · refraction · waterfall · halo · iridescence · light · droplets · diffraction · colors · atmospheric
Bifrost
Norse mythological celestial pathway
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- NorseAncient Scandinavian civilization
- HeimdallNorse gods' sentinel
Asgard · Iris · messenger · omen · portent · blessing · celestial · divine · symbol · Aboriginal
Yosemite
Sierra Nevada national park
gorge · overlook · spray · cataract · viewpoint · photography · Niagara · Victoria Falls · precipice · chasm