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ELUSIVE 5TH-ORDER RAINBOW SIGHTED: Most rainbows are caused by light reflected once, or sometimes twice, inside raindrops. Larger numbers of reflections are possible, but the rainbows they create are very rare. After years of searching, atmospheric optics experts have sighted a rainbow caused by five reflections, the elusive 5th-order rainbow...
5th Order Rainbow Discovery Image - OPOD
(site has a no pic-extract thing on it so have to go to link to see this and other rainbow pics)
ELUSIVE 5TH-ORDER RAINBOW SIGHTED: Most rainbows are caused by light reflected once, or sometimes twice, inside raindrops. Larger numbers of reflections are possible, but the rainbows they create are very rare. After years of searching, atmospheric optics experts have sighted a rainbow caused by five reflections, the elusive 5th-order rainbow...
5th Order Rainbow Discovery Image - OPOD
(site has a no pic-extract thing on it so have to go to link to see this and other rainbow pics)