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It looks calm, but Monica conveyed that it was very windy when she found the perfect place to pull her car over and take this photograph of the full rainbow over Mono Lake, California, US
A rainbow over National Taipei University, Taiwan
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A vivid rainbow viewed from Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California, US
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Rainbow over Kew, Australia
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Rainbow near Willits, California, US
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A rainbow following rain that soaked the lettuce fields in the agricultural city of Greenfield, California, US
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Rainbow over Principe Real, Portugal
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A rainbow spotted close to the hills by Valerie's friend, Boji, near Chico, California, US
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A view of a rainbow and a plane over Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, US
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A primary rainbow and a subtle secondary rainbow near Green Island, Taiwan
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A primary rainbow along with a subtle secondary rainbow over Atagohama Central Park, Fukuoka City, Japan
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A rainbow stretching across the sky over Coventry, England
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A primary rainbow and a faint secondary rainbow following a "Kona Low" winter storm near Hamakua Coast, Big Island, Hawaii, US
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A primary and secondary rainbow spotted near Milford on Sea, England
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A rare sighting of a reflection bow. Like the usual rainbows, this optical effect is formed by the reflection and refraction of sunlight shining from behind the viewer onto a shower of raindrops up ahead. But in the case of the reflection bow, the sunlight that forms it has been reflected up off a surface such as a smooth body of water behind the viewer. The bow appears at a different angle from the other rainbows. and with that, it is centered on a different point. However, the main bow and the reflected bow always meet at the horizon. This optical phenomena was spotted near Den Hoorn, Texel, Netherlands.
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Rainbow over Woodvale, Australia
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