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[quote=Guest post_id=286248 time=1538497863]Jersey Shore is in PA[/quote]

The image was taken over [i]the[/i] Jersey Shore, meaning the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. The video linked, though, was to the PA borough, and so this link has now been removed from the main NASA APOD. Also "the" was added to be more clear. Thanks for your help, and we apologize for the oversight. - RJN

Multiple rainbows usually have reversed color sequence in successive ones where this one maintains the same color sequence in all of them. Very unusual. See https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0-rS2rOvdAhUq04MKHZosD2cQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Frainbowdrops2110.wordpress.com%2Fpage%2F3%2F&psig=AOvVaw3oyEYNdoagMfFQdfR41qdX&ust=1538692822806479

[quote=suicidejunkie post_id=286240 time=1538491964 user_id=143121]
When I look closely and trace it down, the first three thin bows at the top merge into two brighter, thicker bows near the bottom.
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I think what you are perceiving as two separate rainbows at the top is really just the outer bow. The violet streak down the middle is really just the violet end of the outer bow, but the transition from green to blue to violet is just hard to see against the blue sky.

[quote="Holger Nielsen" post_id=286231 time=1538465854 user_id=143698]
This is the best photo of supernumenary bows that I have ever seen. What strikes me is, that the distance between the bows seems to be larger higher up, so the bows do not form circles concentric with the primary rainbow. If correct, how can that be explained?
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The non-concentric arcs also caught my attention. The website below has detailed explanations of many rainbow features. In particular, figure 8.11 shows at what angle colors end up as a function of drop size. For the supernumerary arcs this dependence is particularly strong. So my guess is that in today's photo, the drop size varies with altitude.
https://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/raylee/RainbowBridge/Chapter_8.html

Jersey Shore is in PA

[quote=starsurfer post_id=286243 time=1538492961 user_id=137896]
Thor would be proud of this photo![/quote]
See Thor by the seashore seeing the supernumerary rainbow thither three times.

Thor would be proud of this photo!
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxxU_GkfW4A[/youtube]

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[quote="Holger Nielsen" post_id=286231 time=1538465854 user_id=143698]

This is the best photo of supernumenary bows that I have ever seen. What strikes me is, that the distance between the bows seems to be larger higher up, so the bows do not form circles concentric with the primary rainbow. If correct, how can that be explained?[/quote]

When I look closely and trace it down, the first three thin bows at the top merge into two brighter, thicker bows near the bottom.[/quote]
The smaller the droplets :arrow: the greater the separation.

Presumably the droplets were smaller higher above the ground.

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[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=286235 time=1538482810 user_id=100812]

I was fascinated by the explanation of the supernumerary rainbows!

Most I ever seen was three! 8-) :D [/quote]

Say "[b][i][color=#0000FF]Supernumerary rainbows[/color][/i][/b]" three times fast.[/quote]

See the septuagenarian seek to say supernumerary rainbows six times in succession.[/quote]
[b][i][color=#0000FF]Sju sjösjuka sjömän sköttes av sju sköna sjuksköterskor.[/color][/i][/b]

[quote="Holger Nielsen" post_id=286231 time=1538465854 user_id=143698]
This is the best photo of supernumenary bows that I have ever seen. What strikes me is, that the distance between the bows seems to be larger higher up, so the bows do not form circles concentric with the primary rainbow. If correct, how can that be explained?
[/quote]When I look closely and trace it down, the first three thin bows at the top merge into two brighter, thicker bows near the bottom.

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[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=286235 time=1538482810 user_id=100812]

I was fascinated by the explanation of the supernumerary rainbows!

Most I ever seen was three! 8-) :D [/quote]

Say "[b][i][color=#0000FF]Supernumerary rainbows[/color][/i][/b]" three times fast.
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See the septuagenarian seek to say supernumerary rainbows six times in succession.

[quote="orin stepanek" post_id=286235 time=1538482810 user_id=100812]

I was fascinated by the explanation of the supernumerary rainbows!

Most I ever seen was three! 8-) :D [/quote]

Say "[b][i][color=#0000FF]Supernumerary rainbows[/color][/i][/b]" three times fast.

Nice article; I was fascinated by the explanation of the supernumerary rainbows! Most I ever seen was three! 8-) :D

This is a fabulous image! 8-)
I've seen what I thought were three 'rainbows in a row' before, but then figured my eyes must be playing tricks on me. Very happy to see it has a name, and that it is an actual thing! So cool!!

I think this happens with every rainbow to some degree, just usually not visible. Some years ago I took a picture of a regular rainbow and afterwards cranked the contrast up as far as possible. Several inner rainbows appeared on the screen that were not previously visible to the eye.

This is the best photo of supernumenary bows that I have ever seen. What strikes me is, that the distance between the bows seems to be larger higher up, so the bows do not form circles concentric with the primary rainbow. If correct, how can that be explained?

Amazing...

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More than one famous John Entwistle, I see!

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