Submitted by CodyChrome t3_zy9aeo in EarthPorn
RangerBumble t1_j273p7n wrote
Reply to comment by the_original_Retro in A beautiful day in Centerville, Washington [OC] [4000 x 2670] by CodyChrome
Centerville is 45.75°N. This puts the sun at only 20.85° high at noon last week because it it winter. The center of the rainbow would be equidistant 20° below the horizon. For a 42° internal diamiter atmospheric rainbow the radius is 21°. This leaves a .15° gap between the horizon and the 2° width of the rainbow. That's not quite exactly what is shown in the photo bit it is very close.
If this is a recent photo I believe it was taken around noon.
Edit: The image shows a rainbow with approximately 6° of height above the horizon. This would require the sun to be 15° high. This would be between 9:54 and 9:59am or between 2:10 and 2:15pm last week. I admit that this is quite a bit further from noon than I initially expected. I would love for OP to chime in with the metadata and tell me how close I am with my napkin calculation. I am not sure if the surface is level or even if the rainbow is exactly 6° high.
LiuMeien t1_j27o9ba wrote
This is all Greek to me, but this whole convo is funny. This went from “take a physics course” to you busting out a whole “napkin calculation.” Also, your username checks out.
CodyChrome OP t1_j27sgx8 wrote
I took this picture on October 10th, 2021 at 1:09 pm.
Here's another picture from further away.
https://twitter.com/CodyChrome_Foto/status/1608721369109528578?t=-9Ciiyvtzxa8Psov4oXQ9A&s=19
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