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A rare sighting of what appears to be a twinned rainbow. This is when twin rainbows, one primary and one secondary, start at the same point, yet they follow slightly different paths so they end up looking something like a rainbow-colored "V". This is caused by different sizes and shapes of water drops falling from the sky at the same time. This optical phenomena was spotted near Den Hoorn, Texel, Netherlands.
Rainbow over Woodvale, Australia
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A unique view of a rainbow from above, with an angle away from the sun and a region of available airborne water droplets, spotted on Mount Coigach, Northwestern Highlands, Scotland
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Rainbow over Bray (historical), United States
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A primary rainbow and a subtle secondary rainbow spotted during a storm near Mercogliano, Italy
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Rainbow over Cana, United States
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Rainbow over t Horntje, Netherlands
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Sun shining on the hillside with a rainbow in the background, spotted near Bath, England
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Rainbow over Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Rainbow over Kalava, Thane, Maharashtra, India
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Rainbow over La Fuente de Los Morales, Spain
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A faint rainbow amidst the cumulus clouds over Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan
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Supernumerary bows, with a primary rainbow and a faint secondary rainbow, spotted over Wustrow, Germany
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Rainbow over the Bay of Bengal, spotted by Anuja's daughter, Anjora Sarangi, while scuba diving near Havelock Beach, part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Rainbow presenting as a beautiful backdrop for surfers near Shoreham, Victoria, Australia
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Rainbow over Reifenberg, Germany
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