OPTICAL PHENOMENA

1.HOLAS
HALOS
luminous ring around the sun
 2.CORONA
COORNA
luminous ring surrounding the Sun and
Moon and is formed by diffraction of
light by water droplets
 3.RAINBOWS
RIANWOBS
circular arc seen opposite the
Sun, usually exhibiting all the
primary colors with red on the
outside
 4.FOGBOWS
BOWSFOG
whitish circular arc seen
opposite the Sun in fog
 BLUE
5. BUELSKIES
KISES
resulting from selective scattering by air
molecules and are produced as shorter
wavelengths of the incoming visible light
(violet and blue) are selectively scattered by
small molecules of oxygen and nitrogen --
which are much smaller than the wavelength
of the light.
 6. MIRAGES
GRAMIES
optical phenomenon that creates
the illusion of water and results
from the refraction of light
through a non-uniform medium
 7.SUNDOGS
SONGSUD
also known as mock suns or
"parhelia", are a pair of brightly
colored spots, one on either side
of the sun.
 8.PRIMARY
PRAMIRY
rainbow forms between
about 40° and 42° from the
antisolar point.
 9.SECONDARY
DARYCONES
about 10° further out from the
antisolar point than the primary
bow, is about twice as wide, and
has its colors reversed.
10.SUPERNUMERARY
SUPRERNUMEARYBOWS
SOWB
set of interference
rainbows just inside the
primary rainbow.