Hello Mr Michuzi
In Dar es Salaam today, around noon, at about 12:30 pm, for a couple of
hours we witnessed an amazing sight that is not common in our part of the
world - a rainbow ring around the overhead sun.
We are used to a raninbow as a colourful arc over the horizon, but this
was entirely different. The area inside the circle was distincly darker
in comparison to the brightness of the couloured ring and the sky outside
it.
See the attached pictures that show various parts of the ring and its
colours. It was not possible to take a picture of the whole ring using
the iphone camera that I had since the sun's intensity blocked out the
ring when the camera was pointed directly upwards.
Anyway you can see distinct colours of the rinbow and the size of the
circle is also apparent.
This phenomenon would occur when there is a lot of moisture in the upper
atmosphere forming very high and very thin uniform layer of clouds, whose
droplets refract the light of the sun when at 22 degree angle, which
allows the white sunlight to be split into its specturm of colours.
As time passed, the western part of the ring became slightly wider, while
the eastern part faded gradually, until the whole ring was gone by around
2:30 pm.
The wonders of Science help us to understand and enjoy nature.
By Jiwaji
In Dar es Salaam today, around noon, at about 12:30 pm, for a couple of
hours we witnessed an amazing sight that is not common in our part of the
world - a rainbow ring around the overhead sun.
We are used to a raninbow as a colourful arc over the horizon, but this
was entirely different. The area inside the circle was distincly darker
in comparison to the brightness of the couloured ring and the sky outside
it.
See the attached pictures that show various parts of the ring and its
colours. It was not possible to take a picture of the whole ring using
the iphone camera that I had since the sun's intensity blocked out the
ring when the camera was pointed directly upwards.
Anyway you can see distinct colours of the rinbow and the size of the
circle is also apparent.
This phenomenon would occur when there is a lot of moisture in the upper
atmosphere forming very high and very thin uniform layer of clouds, whose
droplets refract the light of the sun when at 22 degree angle, which
allows the white sunlight to be split into its specturm of colours.
As time passed, the western part of the ring became slightly wider, while
the eastern part faded gradually, until the whole ring was gone by around
2:30 pm.
The wonders of Science help us to understand and enjoy nature.
By Jiwaji
FOR SURE THIS IS AMAZING AND EXTREMELY BEAUTIFULLY...ITS A WONDERFULL AND SO CAPTIVATING SCENE ANYBODY COULD WISH TO WITNESS...GOD HAS SHOW US AGAIN THE BEAUT OF THE NATURE...THANKS A MILLION TO A SENDER MR JIWAJI N THE BLOGGER TOO FOR SHARING THIS WITH US..
ReplyDeletereal nice photos you have got but my dear you have forgotten the primary 4 Science tulipojifunza kupatwa kwa mwezi, jua na dunia? Eclipses of the Sun & Moon and earth?
ReplyDeletekama nakumbuka vizuri kuna 3 types of the cycle of the moon, sun and the earth (Three Types of Eclipses) 1. Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipses occur when the Earth passes through the shadow of the Moon. 2.Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses occur when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth. 3.The Eclipse Year But, it must be a Full or New Moon when the nodes line up to have an eclipse. This happens only very rarely. From a given location on the Earth you see and this
is what happend today. real you have got very good photos i was at moven pick at that time and i didnt get it clear lets share more on this, love to see poeple who look at the sky cause i do aviation and i wlys look at the sky
Thanks for explaining because I had concluded these were demons over the Sky Lol!
ReplyDeleteMAANA YA HII NI EID MUBARAK...
ReplyDeleteRainbow=to do with rain.Rain bow&SUN??!!!
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is amazing because it does not reflect any type of eclipse we learned. But going by the changes in the world currently, hopefully we will get a scientific answer from experts on this type of uncommon event
ReplyDeleteThis is caused when a layer of ice crystals forms about 10km above the surface of the earth and as the light from the sun moves through these crystals it’s refracted outward and so the optical illusion of this halo is created.
ReplyDeleteThis ring is referred to as a solar halo.
Another source: Have you ever looked up and noticed that there’s a big ring around the Sun? These rings are caused by ice crystals within thin cirrus clouds, and there several different kinds of sun rings you can see depending on the weather conditions.
One of the most common ones is called a 22° halo. They get this name because the ring is located 22 degrees away from the Sun itself. Both the Sun and the Moon block a 1/2 degree region of the sky at a time, so the ring around the Sun is about 44 times larger than the Sun itself.
Why do you get a ring at exactly 22°? The ring is formed because of the ice crystals suspended in the cirrus clouds. If you could look at the crystals under the microscope, you would see that they’re hexagonal in shape, and act as prisms for the Sun’s light. As light passes through the two sides of the prism, it’s deviated by exactly 22°. Since the ice crystals are jumbled up randomly in the sky, most of the light is deflected away. But from every position you’re always able to see the deflected light from some of the crystals in the sky. And this is why you see the bright ring around the Sun.
When you’re looking for halos, or rings around the Sun, make sure you always shield both eyes from the Sun. Even looking at the Sun for an instant can cause permanent eye damage
Kwa wale waliosoma jiografia miaka ya sitini hili si jambo la ajabu kwani upinde wa mvua hutokea kukiwa na manyunyu mepesi ya mvua na pia si kila manyunyu mepesi hufika ardhini kwani mengine hukauka yakiwa angani na hii hutokana na joto kuwa kali. kama unayoweza kuona maji yakiwa barabarani mbele yako na kila ukienda hauyafikii bali utayaona nyuma yako licha ya kuwa haukuyakanyaga, huu ni mvuke lakini kwa mbali unaonekana kama maji na vitu vilivyoko mbele yake huonekana chini. Kwakifupi hakuna jipya bali tuchukulie ni hali iliyotokana na joto kuwa kali siku ya jana na kusababisha mvuke kupanda juu kisha mawingu mepesi kutokea ndio ule weusi uliolizunguruka jua na vinyunyu vyepesi kutokea badala ya mvua kutokana na hali ya baridi iliyokuwepo angani. EPC
ReplyDeleteThanks a ton Bw Jiwaji....we'd like to see more of your work if you're a professional photographer.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a website, Blog, or anything?
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ReplyDeleteAmakweli mmefunua macho yangu, amazing pictures, amazing Tanzania (Not TZ as refered by Kenyan)
ReplyDeletethat is not an eclipse, it is a sun halo. msitudanganye.
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