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Apr 5^th, 2005 at 11:37pm

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We had some thunderstorms here the other day and afterward, we saw the most incredible rainbow I have ever seen. I don't think I have ever seen on so vibrant before. It was like someone had painted on the sky with flourescent paint. Sorry about the crappy pic, but it was an odd angle out the window, and it's not the best view...

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Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2005 at 4:31am

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there isnt a picture Embarrassed

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Reply #2 - Apr 6^th, 2005 at 12:11pm

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Wow that is pretty amazing!

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Reply #3 - Apr 7^th, 2005 at 5:55pm

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There it is... Wow. Rainbows are tricky to photograph. Anybody ever seen a full-circle one while in flight? It's incredible.

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Reply #4 - Apr 7^th, 2005 at 5:58pm

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Beautiful photo Kevin Shocked

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Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2005 at 10:07am

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Wow! That's quite the rainbow there! Plenty of "power" and color!

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Reply #6 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 11:59am

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Love it

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Reply #7 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 12:02pm

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I saw a rainbow that was the brightest I had ever seen when travelling along a rode in Soctland. I took a pic or it - I'll see if I can find it....
Yours looks very bright. 8)

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Reply #8 - Apr 14^th, 2005 at 1:27pm

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I saw one like that in France last summer. I took a picture of it. But with a camera i'd been given by a load of people who wanted their picture taken... Tongue

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Reply #9 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 7:54pm

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oh, nice, i got a few a week or two ago, also, anyone know if you can get rainbows on flight simulator, lol

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Reply #10 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 10:26pm

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Great shot, Kevin! Anyone ever see a triple? I've only seen a few, but those are AWESOME.

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Reply #11 - Apr 15^th, 2005 at 10:28pm

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I saw one when we were driving and had to pull over for tornado warning and we saw a triple, it was cool, and the tornado never showed up, hehe, double bonus

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Reply #12 - Apr 21^st, 2005 at 7:51am

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Nice rainbow there, just gotta find that pot of gold now. We got some pretty vibrant ones up when it was storming in Durham.

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Rottydaddy - Anybody ever seen a full-circle one while in flight? It's incredible.

Seen them, just as you get above a cloud layer you can see them reflecting off it. They're actually called a Glory and they're caused by the diffraction of light in the cloud's water droplets. The center of the glory you can see is actually wherever you're sitting on the plane.

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Reply #13 - Apr 21^st, 2005 at 3:42pm

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Yes, that's it- a "glory". Not to be confused with a sun dog...

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