Sunbows and rainbows over East Wall
ouble rainbow
We hope everybody has being enjoying the good weather lately. Here’s a collection of images of solar related phenomenon recently witnessed above the the area, captured by photographer and sky watcher Karl Larkin.
Above is a double rainbow, witnessed above Shelmelier Road.Below are a number of great pictures of a Sunbow, taken from Teeling Way and East Road. If you look closely you can see pigeons from a loft on Shelmelier road to the side of one of the sunbows.
Here is one of a Sunbow with Dublin Bay and Poolbeg included giving an idea of it’s scale.
According to Karl, Sunbow’s are caused by ice crystals high in the upper atmosphere refracting sunlight. This is similar to how a rainbow is created, but with ice instead of water. Some say there is a correlation between Sunbow’s and fine weather, but Karl believes that “Too many early in the year is not indicative of a good summer ahead”. Last year Karl witnessed approximately 30 occurrences of Sunbows in the city, and so far this year he has seen about 10. Karl is continuously photographing the skies above our community and we will be featuring more of his work on a regular basis.
Enjoy the sunny weather and keep watching the skies