Feast your eyes: Rare lunar rainbow against northern lights

[WillParkinson]

http://io9.com/5859772/feast-your-eyes-on-a-rare-lunar-rainbow-++-against-the-northern-lights

Feast your eyes on a rare lunar rainbow — against the Northern Lights!

If ever there existed some sort of critical threshold of awesome that nature photos were required to abide by, I'm pretty sure this picture would blow it right out of the sky. (Click here for a hi-res version.)

In the foreground flows Iceland's 200-foot-tall Skógafoss waterfall — but the spray from the falls has become illuminated by the beams of an intensely bright full moon, giving rise to a rare sight known as a moonbow, or lunar rainbow (no sunlight direct sunlight in this photo, folks). And to top it all off, in the background there are green streaks of aurorae dancing across a star-studded night sky.

I think it's high time I moved to Iceland.

[Kolesar]

1. That's fun

There is a little bit of compression effect in the sky, though.
Even yet, it's boffo!

[PETRUS]

2. Very cool.

[snappyturtle]

3. Thank you! What a treat. Be sure to click on the high resolution link.

I had fun not only looking at the still photos but clicking on the 360 degree header tab. When the pictures are displayed, click on a selection, and voila! Fun!

[WillParkinson]

6. I had not seen the high-res link, thank you!

It's my desktop picture right now.

[Laelth]

4. Beautiful! k&r n/t

-Laelth

[FirstLight]

5. wow...

it's so bright, hard to believe it is nighttime!

thanks!

[msongs]

7. even better on that site is the Tardis Refrigerator....

http://io9.com/5860076/tardis-refrigerator-will-keep-your-fish-sticks-and-custard-fresh

[Motown_Johnny]

10. that is freaking hilarious

Should be bigger on the inside, maybe open up into a walk in cooler, but still funny.

[mactime]

8. Amazing

Absolutely amazing

[NMMNG]

9. Beautiful

:thumbsup: