By Helen Pow
If these two boys are looking for a pot of gold at the end of this ghostly arc, they are in for a disappointment.
Stretching between two country lanes, it looks as if a rainbow has gone up in a puff of smoke – and with it, the fairytale riches.
But the young ramblers can at least be satisfied that they have had a brush with one of nature’s rarities – a fogbow.
The phenomenon is similar to a rainbow but appears in fog or mist rather than rain showers.
Rainbows are formed when sunlight hits large water droplets, displaying a spectrum of colour.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214127/I-fogbow-Rare-phenomenon-seen-Cumbrian-sky-autumn-arrives-glory.html#ixzz28mOI8OYt
If these two boys are looking for a pot of gold at the end of this ghostly arc, they are in for a disappointment.
Stretching between two country lanes, it looks as if a rainbow has gone up in a puff of smoke – and with it, the fairytale riches.
But the young ramblers can at least be satisfied that they have had a brush with one of nature’s rarities – a fogbow.
Exploring: Children explore the Eden Valley on Sunday on morning, which is covered in a blanket of fog
Fogbow: A rare phenomenon of a Fogbow, pictured, is captured as dawn breaks over the Stainmore in Cumbria on Sunday
Rainbows are formed when sunlight hits large water droplets, displaying a spectrum of colour.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2214127/I-fogbow-Rare-phenomenon-seen-Cumbrian-sky-autumn-arrives-glory.html#ixzz28mOI8OYt
