2026 July 18 - Shadow and Rainbow

In today's image, we see a shadow cast by the mountain as we look off to the east as the Sun sets behind the photographer in this image. We also see a rainbow caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight through droplets of water in Earth's atmosphere. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: [email protected] work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.