Sky Watching: The Mystery of Double Rainbows

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Weather.com - Chrissy Warrilow, 5/14/13

Niagara Falls are seen with a double rainbow on October 8, 2006, from aboard the Maid of the Mist on the Niagara River. Under the rainbow the American Falls can be seen. (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
 

Double rainbows: If the hope of one pot of gold isn't enough, sometimes Mother Nature gives us the opportunity to pursue two. 

How They Form

The double-dose of atmospheric optimism is a result of optical effects occurring in tandem.

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