Rare Red Rainbow In Finland

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  1. John Brunner

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    >These usually appear during rainstorms
    >Shorter wavelength colors (blues and greens) get dispersed in early morning and evening hours
    >The red rainbow (monochrome rainbows) will appear in the sky in a higher arc than a normal rainbow
    >Rainbows can also appear as a solid streak of white light

    Amazing stuff. Who needs TV?
     
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    I seen a rainbow at night and it was different shades of gray. As it was moon light that made the rainbow
     
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    That's amazing!!!

    All this light pollution, we never see the things that astounded prior generations.
     
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    That's new to me.
     
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