Reflected and reflection rainbows
Imaged by
Gerrit Doeksen at the Dutch Frisian Island of Terschelling on the morning
of 18th December 2006, solar elevation ~4°. Image ©Gerrit
Doeksen.
Above the horizon are primary, reflection
primary and secondary bows.
The arcs below the horizon are not straightforward reflections of the sky bows
but are formed from different raindrops. They are a reflected bow
and a reflected
reflection bow.
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over the image for details. More reflected & reflection bows 1,2,3,4.
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