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Re:The mathematical physics of rainbows and glories(2001) [pdf] by nirgunarthy on Thursday August 13, 2026 @01:05PM (#49288895)
137 pave pdf on rainbows and it's in black and white. Pretty upset about this :)
Re:The mathematical physics of rainbows and glories(2001) [pdf] by devindotcom on Thursday August 13, 2026 @01:16PM (#49289040)
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)

Re:The mathematical physics of rainbows and glories(2001) [pdf] by nvader on Thursday August 13, 2026 @03:17PM (#49290659)
> In the light of this (no pun intended) it is interesting to note that there is another type of surface wave: ...

Missed moment of awesome. Intend your puns, you cowards!