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Rainbow Tutorial - The Great Skywatcher Guideby *DarkSilverflame

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In this huge guide I teach you how to understand, observe, photograph and paint optical phenomena of the sky! It covers the ordinary rainbow, a few special types of rainbows and the most common halos.
All pictures used in this guide are speedpaintings I made as I went along creating the individual pages.

Warning: You will never look at the sky with the same eyes again

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Edit: Here is the link to wolframalpha I talk about on page 7, so you can find out how the sun moves at your location.

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The Great Skywatcher Guide by *DarkSilverflame

This tutorial was suggested to receive a Daily Deviation by the following deviants:

*caninelove says, "It's more than just a tutorial, it's a complete and amazing guide, nice to look at and makes you want to start practicing right away!"

~aymiu says, "A really unique subject, very informational. This deviant wrote and drew all the words and diagrams and by doing so, the tutorial looks more friendly and we get to admire his wonderful handwriting."

~ParkJ says, "An amazing guide on rainbows and halos that left me speechless and made me want to go outside and look for them. It is well made, has a charming design and is the only one of it's kind I found on dA. It deserves to be seen!"

~Singarl says, "Enlightening in the true sense of the word!"

~namu-the-orca says, "This lovely tutorial explains and shows rainbows, halos and other beautiful phenomena of the sky like no other. Like the artist says: You will never look at the sky with the same eyes again."

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~saffraan Nov 7, 2012

Many many many points for shedding some light on the beauties of Physics! I only learned the a little bit of optics at school, I really learned a lot from your guide! (And with a lot more clarity than most of my Physics teachers)

*DarkSilverflame Nov 7, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Thanks! I'm happy to hear you found it so useful

~ookaookaooka Oct 6, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

So 42 actually IS the answer to life, the universe, and everything . . .

~Jess--EstrellaFugaz Sep 11, 2012

Do you happen to know why, if I take my glasses off and look at a light, I see things like those "sun pillars" you mentioned? It's like beams coming out from the light... But it works with anything, even inside where there are no crystals ^^

*DarkSilverflame Sep 11, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I guess it's produced by the optics of your eye, not in the distance. I also see effects like that, especially when looking at the moon

~Pb1kenobi Sep 1, 2012

The scientific presentation is most helpful. I can see there are some folks just experiencing the wonder of discovery.

Studying Physics many years ago, optics were my favorite topic. It was certainly fun to read this guide.

While living in Alaska, and watching the Aurora Borealis, I saw an epic solar pilar that extended beyond 90-degrees over my head. What a night.

Thank you for sharing.

Marko