

Shown above is a breathtaking
fogbow I observed hiking the
Kepler Track, near
Mount Luxmore, Fiordland, New Zealand. The time was approximately 25 minutes after sunrise, around 8:09, on March 10, 2014. As I was hiking up the track in cloud and mist, with the rising Sun
directly behind me, the mist cleared somewhat and this wonderful but nearly colorless bow took shape. Mist was being gently blown across the path I was walking along, and I noticed that the bow would form, dissipate somewhat, then form again -- an amazing sight that lasted several minutes.
Fogbows are similar to
rainbows, but the fog
droplets that form them are considerably smaller than
raindrops that form rainbows. The small size of the droplets results in overlapping colors that in essence produces a bow bereft of color. Note the
supernumerary bows on the inside of the primary
fogbow.
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