{"id":4139,"date":"2014-08-28T07:29:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T12:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/?p=4139"},"modified":"2014-08-28T07:31:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T12:31:16","slug":"fog-bow-i-guess-so-i-didnt-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=4139","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Fog Bow&#8221;?  I guess so.  I didn&#8217;t know."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3953.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3953.jpg\" alt=\"capitol_fog_ip_3953\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3953.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3953-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3953-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I was surprised by yesterday&#8217;s heavy fog when I ventured out in the morning.\u00a0 On my way northward I decided to grab a shot of the ever photogenic capitol tower, which always looks cool on foggy mornings.\u00a0 By the time I got there, it was hardly obscured by fog when looking up from the bottom of the mall.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958-500x185.jpg\" alt=\"capitol_fog_ip_3958\" width=\"500\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958-500x185.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958-1024x378.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958-900x333.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3958.jpg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Once I had the sun at my back, however, I noticed something really bizarre: a white rainbow!\u00a0 Of course, I had to look into this new-to-me phenomenon to find out that what I was witnessing was a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atoptics.co.uk\/droplets\/fogbow.htm\" target=\"_blank\">fogbow<\/a>. <strong>Click on the image for a larger version.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963-500x185.jpg\" alt=\"capitol_fog_ip_3963\" width=\"500\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963-500x185.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963-150x55.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963-1024x378.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963-900x333.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3963.jpg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Over time the capitol began to emerge as the fog moved along, but the fogbow remained for quite some time.\u00a0 Unlike a rainbow, which seems ever distant, the fogbow appeared to be close, only a couple hundred feet away&#8230;easily between me and the capitol building.\u00a0 What a bizarre sensation!\u00a0 <strong>Click on the image for a larger version.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4137\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bismarck-mandan.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960.jpg\" alt=\"capitol_fog_ip_3960\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2014\/08\/capitol_fog_ip_3960-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I had to get going before the fogbow disappeared completely, but I had plenty of photos to remember this unique weather encounter.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this before,\u00a0 and I didn&#8217;t know such a thing even existed.\u00a0 I know now, I&#8217;m sure glad I was able to witness it yesterday, and even more excited that I had the ability to take some photos to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was surprised by yesterday&#8217;s heavy fog when I ventured out in the morning.\u00a0 On my way northward I decided to grab a shot of the ever photogenic capitol tower, which always looks cool on foggy mornings.\u00a0 By the time &hellip; 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