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Supernumerary Rainbow

It was raining a little at the time. I was so excited, I wasn't aware the raindrops on the filter. The rainbow lasted about 20min after I saw it and drove to this location.

 

wikipedia:

Supernumerary Rainbow: Occasionally, another beautiful and striking rainbow phenomenon can be observed, consisting of several faint rainbows on the inner side of the primary rainbow, and very rarely also outside the secondary rainbow. They are slightly detached and have pastel colour bands that do not fit the usual pattern. They are known as supernumerary rainbows...The very existence of supernumerary rainbows was historically a first indication of the wave nature of light, and the first explanation was provided by Thomas Young in 1804.

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Uploaded on February 7, 2007
Taken on January 28, 2007