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Primary and secondary bows spotted over the Ferry Building, Auckland, New Zealand
A picturesque rainbow spotted over the Estrella Foothills, Arizona, US
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Virga with a subtle rainbow spotted over the Adirondack Mountains, Vermontville, New York, US
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Primary and secondary bows spotted over Redcliffs, McCormacks Bay, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Primary and secondary bows spotted over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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An elusive winter rainbow spotted over Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada
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A vivid primary rainbow along with a subtle secondary bow, spotted shortly before sunset over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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A panoramic view of primary and secondary bows over Dartmoor, Devon, England
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A rainbow beneath the storm, spotted over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Primary and secondary bows with precipitation falling in the distance, spotted near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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A rainbow spotted from above the ground, near Beauvais, France
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Sunset accompanied by a rainbow, spotted near Prestonpans, Scotland
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A rainbow, created by sunlight that interacts with water droplets through the process of refraction, reflection, and dispersion, spotted over Forestville, California, US
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A dynamic double rainbow spotted while driving near the Siskiyou Pass, Northern California, US
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A vivid rainbow spotted over Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
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A vivid rainbow accompanied by mammatus (mamma), spotted from the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s (NCAR) Mesa Laboratory, near Boulder, Colorado, US
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