SEEING RAINBOWS
Apparently a double rainbow is a rare sight. I've seen two this year. One outside my house...
And the second a couple of weeks ago at the Attenborough Nature Reserve near Nottingham.
But I didn't know about double rainbows (twinned rainbow is the proper name). They're formed when the light gets reflected twice inside the droplet, creating a reflection of the reflection.
Because I'm still writing about myths and traditions I looked up some of the symbolism of twinned rainbows and they feature in many cultures and religions. They're seen as a positive sign: good luck, a new beginning, spiritual awakening. Not sure if there are two pots of gold at the end of them though.
I'm hoping that as I've seen two - I'll get double the good luck next year. 🤞
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And the second rainbow has the colours reversed. So from the inside of the first, the sequence is VIBGYOR [dark bit] ROYGBIV :-)
Fascinating!
Ooh, didn't know that - about the reverse colours. :)
It's rare to see double rainbows, but they aren't rare in and of themselves, as almost all rainbows have a twin, it's just often to faint to see from the same angle. I've seen a lot of them in rural areas, where the sky is clearer and the skyline is lower!
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