Sun light and sometimes, Moon light shining upon water drops, dust and or ice crystals in the atmosphere can produces a variety of colorful displays including: auroras, colors in the clouds, colors in the sky, circumhorizontal arc, circumscribed arc, circumzenith arc, coronas, green flashes, halos, iridescent clouds, Lowitz arcs, midnight sun, parahelic circle, parhelions, paraselens, Parry′s arc, polar day, polar night, rainbows, spectre, sprites, sun pillars, tangent arcs, zodiacal lights and more.

Some of these phenomena can be seen almost every day, but a few are a once in a lifetime sighting. All are unpredictable so if a person wishes to see more than the occasional few, this one must needs learn what signs to look for and where to look for these amazing visual phenomena.

Atmospheric Phenomena comes in many types, all of which are derived from mathematical calculations of how light diffracts, reflects and refracts through and or off of water drops, dust and ice crystals.

In our original phenomena gallery, we provided photos of the different types of rainbows. Now, not only will we provide photos of rainbows but we have expanded this gallery to include photos of other types of atmospheric phenomena. Also, we will explain how each phenomena are formed, how best to view the different phenomena and what atmospheric conditions to look for that indicates that one of these phenomena is likely to appear.

During those early days of photographing rainbows, I would tell others that I am a Rainbow Seeker. However, now, I will keep that same designation because Phenomena Seeker just does not have the same meaning to me. Still, not only an I a Rainbow Seeker, but I try to be always alert to any phenomena that may come near to me.

So, rather than change the designation, especially since all of the atmospheric phenomena are similar to rainbows, I will continue to say I am a Rainbow Seeker but with the understanding that I am now looking for all the rainbow like visual phenomena.

Check out some of these awesome phenomena and then, who knows, maybe you will become a rainbow seeker like many of us here have become.