makoto
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Night rainbow photographed in Okinawa
A night rainbow created by the light of the moon has been photographed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 15:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_22.html
Lunar rainbow lights up night sky in southern Japan
A rare lunar rainbow illuminated the night sky over Japan's southernmost islands on Jan. 7 and was captured by a meteorological observatory camera.
A lunar rainbow lights up the sky over Ishigakijima island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7. (Provided by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201201120014
A night rainbow created by the light of the moon has been photographed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 15:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120111_22.html
Lunar rainbow lights up night sky in southern Japan
A rare lunar rainbow illuminated the night sky over Japan's southernmost islands on Jan. 7 and was captured by a meteorological observatory camera.
A lunar rainbow lights up the sky over Ishigakijima island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7. (Provided by National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201201120014
I hadn't heard about moon rainbows before, but this recent full moon was especially bright and beautiful.