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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Торнадо и радуга над Канзасом http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1206226/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Eric Nguyen
(Oklahoma U.),
www.mesoscale.ws
Explanation:
The scene might have been considered serene if it weren't for the
tornado.
Last June in Kansas,
storm chaser Eric Nguyen photographed
this budding twister in a different light -- the light of a
rainbow.
Pictured above, a white tornado cloud descends from a dark storm cloud.
The Sun, peaking through a clear
patch of sky to the left, illuminates some buildings in the
foreground. Sunlight reflects off raindrops to form a
rainbow.
By coincidence, the
tornado appears to end right
over the rainbow.
Streaks in the image are hail being swept about by the
high swirling winds. Over 1,000 tornadoes, the most
violent type of storm known, occur on
Earth every year, many in tornado alley.
If you see a tornado
while driving, do not try to outrun it -- park your car safely,
go to
a storm cellar, or crouch under steps in a basement.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.