Science news articles about 'moonbow'

... archipelago.As Pachokla explains, that band of colours is, in reality, a moonbow. Like a rainbow, its daylight equivalent ... : the Sun. In the case of the rainbow, sunlight produces its effect directly. In the case of the moonbow, however, that sunlight ...

Moonbows, or lunar rainbows, are best seen at Yosemite during the full moon.

See our editors' picks of the best space pictures of 2010, including a "moonbow," a disintegrating spacecraft, and a rare view of a craggy asteroid.

... see in one picture: a waterfall, an aurora, and a moonbow (yes, a moonbow--this was taken at night). Incredible. Via ... brings some amazing stuff, including this shot of a moonbow (shot at night, lit by the moon), a waterfall ...

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A rare nighttime lunar rainbow over Japan's southernmost islands was captured by a meteorological observatory camera, scientists said.

A solar eruption leads to an Earthly discovery and a comet lights up the night in this week's best space pictures.