The Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse in Santa Cruz is darkened by a cloud's shadow Monday afternoon as a rainbow colors the sky over the Monterey Bay. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)
The steeple of Holy Cross Church, at left, and the front of Mission Hill Middle School, at right, are bathed in afternoon sunlight on Monday as a rainbow arced over Santa Cruz. Periods of rain alternated with sunshine to provide optimal conditions for rainbows, and multiple prismatic feasts were present locally during the day. Rainbows are caused by the refraction and reflection of sunlight through water droplets and typically occur when the sun is low (less than 42 degrees above the horizon) in the sky. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)
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The Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse in Santa Cruz is darkened by a cloud's shadow Monday afternoon as a rainbow colors the sky over the Monterey Bay. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Periods of rain alternated with sunshine in Santa Cruz Monday to provide optimal conditions for rainbows, and multiple prismatic feasts were present locally during the day. Rainbows are caused by the refraction and reflection of sunlight through water droplets and typically occur when the sun is low (less than 42 degrees above the horizon) in the sky.
