On
Apr. 21, an extremely rare quadruple rainbow appeared in the sky
above Long Island, New York, in the United States. Amanda Curtis
was lucky enough to capture the incredible sight with her smartphone.
She said, “I didn’t realize how rare it was, I just knew it was
beautiful. My train was coming, but I just took out my phone, snapped
a quick photo and ran after my train.”
While some people were raising doubts over authenticity of Curtis’s
photo, Paul Neiman, a research meteorologist at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, posted his professional opinion
about the rainbow on his Facebook. According to him, a smooth water
surface reflected the sun and generated the second rainbow. Then
its reflection generated another pair on the opposite side of the
sky.
Meteorologists said that the quadruple rainbow Curtis captured was
actually a combination of two double-rainbows, which does not make
it any less spectacular. The magical rainbow gave joy and inspiration
to people all over New York.
On
Apr. 21, an extremely rare quadruple rainbow appeared in the sky
above Long Island, New York, in the United States. Amanda Curtis
was lucky enough to capture the incredible sight with her smartphone.
She said, “I didn’t realize how rare it was, I just knew it was
beautiful. My train was coming, but I just took out my phone, snapped
a quick photo and ran after my train.”