Rainbows are AWESOME! And fairly easy to spot if the conditions are right. If the sun is shining after a rainstorm (particularly if it's still misting rain,) look in the opposite direction of the sun - usually, right behind you. LOL!
My favorites, though are sundogs and moondogs - the latter of which are so rare I've only seen once.
Moonbows. *smiles* I've only seen the one at Cumberland Falls* once, and I didn't really catch it at it's peak, but it's still pretty darn awesome. It takes a while for you to see it (mainly because of the idiots who keep trying to take a photo of it - with their flash... *facepalm*) because your eyes have to adjust to the darkness. It appears as this white arc of light going over the falls. If you stare long enough, you might get a glimpse of very faint color. So, it is different from a normal rainbow, but it's fascinating when you consider it's caused by just moonlight.
*If you ever get to visit Kentucky around the time of a full moon, we are SO going there. *nods*
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I've actually seen a double rainbow. It's quite awesome.
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Strange.
Also, never heard of a moonbow before, but they sound awesome :D
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I hadn't heard of moonbows either before Shinysparks told me about them. :-)
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My favorites, though are sundogs and moondogs - the latter of which are so rare I've only seen once.
Moonbows. *smiles* I've only seen the one at Cumberland Falls* once, and I didn't really catch it at it's peak, but it's still pretty darn awesome. It takes a while for you to see it (mainly because of the idiots who keep trying to take a photo of it - with their flash... *facepalm*) because your eyes have to adjust to the darkness. It appears as this white arc of light going over the falls. If you stare long enough, you might get a glimpse of very faint color. So, it is different from a normal rainbow, but it's fascinating when you consider it's caused by just moonlight.
*If you ever get to visit Kentucky around the time of a full moon, we are SO going there. *nods*
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I've never seen either sun- or moondog. o_O I've seen northern lights, though!
Well, moonbows may be hard to come by and hard to see but well worth it! ♥ Cumberland Falls must happen! :-)))))
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