MoonBows
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Moonbows are beautiful but not in the colorful way that rainbows are beautiful.
They are a delicate white with no "colors of the rainbow." They are
kind of eerie and ghost-like - Especially, the first time you see one. They
are rather faint and I doubt that you could ever see one if your observation
point has a lot of light pollution, like in or near cities.
I suppose that they are observed in other parts of the world but if you ever
travel to Kauai, Hawaii and the moon is full, look for them. I used to see them
most often there when I was traveling west on the highway between Lihue and
Hanapepe on the island of Kauai. Of course, the moon must be full and the time
just a little after sunset.
Moonbows are seen when conditions are right. Moonbows can be seen anywhere a full moon is rising and precipitation is opposite. Corbin, Kentucky, at Cumberland Falls, is one of the places in the Western Hemisphere where a moonbow may be seen. Another place in the world to see a waterfall with a Moonbow is Victoria Falls in South Africa.
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