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Elusive quadruple rainbow photographed for first time.

SOURCE: METAFILTER • 2011-10-06
TOPICS: Rainbow • Quad • Double • Film

You've seen a double rainbow, if lucky a triple, but never a quadruple rainbow. Until now (?). The last link claims only 5 triple rainbows have ever been confirmed scientifically in the past 250 years, even though two links here show triples (*maybe), and what could be a quadruple in the second link. The last link shows a quadruple picture taken by a rainbow chasing rainbowologist but I honestly can't tell, maybe you can. (*) Are they really triples if the bows are not parallel, or simply a d... read more »

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