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eppur_se_muova

(36,274 posts) Sat Aug 5, 2017, 07:59 PM Aug 2017

What makes a red rainbow? (earth sky.org)

By Deborah Byrd in EARTH | 3 months ago
Red rainbows happen when the sun is on the horizon. They’re created in much the same process that causes a sunset or sunrise to look red.

http://earthsky.org/?s=red+rainbow

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What makes a red rainbow? (earth sky.org) (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Aug 2017 OP

That's spectacular! I never even knew such a thing existed. Thanks! procon Aug 2017 #1

Saw one once. Truly spectacular. Girard442 Aug 2017 #2

Aliens have their scope on us. Run for your lives!!!! Laffy Kat Aug 2017 #3

It would seem someone seeing this for the first time would be astonished! Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #4

procon

(15,805 posts)

1. That's spectacular! I never even knew such a thing existed. Thanks!

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Sat Aug 5, 2017, 08:36 PM

Aug 2017

Girard442

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2. Saw one once. Truly spectacular.

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Sat Aug 5, 2017, 09:00 PM

Aug 2017

Laffy Kat

(16,385 posts)

3. Aliens have their scope on us. Run for your lives!!!!

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Sat Aug 5, 2017, 09:38 PM

Aug 2017

Judi Lynn

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4. It would seem someone seeing this for the first time would be astonished!

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Sun Aug 6, 2017, 06:28 AM

Aug 2017

Who would really be fired up and pleased as punch to see a lot of flying thingies flapping down out of the sky?

I wouldn't.

I might want to hide from the red rainbow, actually, fearing something too strange was about to happen.

It would be riveting from a safe distance.

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