Re:The mathematical physics of rainbows and glories(2001) [pdf]
by devindotcom on Thursday August 13, 2026 @01:16PM
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If you're at all interested in this stuff, Atmospheric Optics is a fantastic resource that illustrates and explains these phenomena with both depth and accessibility. Note that the menu on the left hides lots of layers.
https://www.atoptics.org.uk/halo/common.htm
https://www.atoptics.org.uk/halo/dogfm.htm
Super old school, love that it's still online.
(edit: incidentally, rainbows and glories fall under the water droplets category)
Missed moment of awesome. Intend your puns, you cowards!