If you're in Seattle

[cupcake_goth]

Go look outside RIGHT NOW. There's a circular rainbow around the sun.

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[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

OMG, That is so cool. It is huge

[fufaraw]

There was one here yesterday afternoon. Gorgeous!

In the useless trivia department it's called a corona, and it's usually visible only briefly. Fragments of it are more usually seen at the 4-5 o'clock position and the 7-8 o'clock, and are called sundogs--because Apollo--the sun god--had hounds trotting at the wheels of his chariot.

[stroppy-baggage.livejournal.com]

The "visible only briefly" hing leads me to think you'd be interested to know that it was still visible 4 hours later. Crazy.

[fufaraw]

That's pretty amazing! And a couple of hours later we had one here, as well.

Y'think it's a sign of some sort? Portent of great good fortune, perhaps?

[tinkerbell86ca.livejournal.com]

Damm! and I live in Ontario Canada! . . . *looks outside anyways* No, the sun is covered by clouds . . . boo!

[gothfox.livejournal.com]

i saw this and thought of you!
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[valdary.livejournal.com]

That is something I have never seen in real life but I had a vivid dream about seeing one once. So lovely to know they really exist.

[elizabathory.livejournal.com]

If you happen to be in an aircraft at the right altitude while there is a rainbow present and you look out the window, it will appear at a citcle because it is all about the angle at which the sunlight is going through the water in the air... or something like that... Yay for useless trivia... But their rarity means that I have never seen one, so you guy and gals are lucky! If anyone took a photo I'd love to see it... :)

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

That same rainbow showed up in Minneapolis yesterday.

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

I caught that while I was moving. I took it as a very positive sign. :)

[cass404.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I bet that was pretty.

Subtly points at icon. LOOK!