lunar rainbow

noun

First recorded in 1705–15

We have just seen a splendid lunar rainbow, and I suspect it forebodes a good deal more wind than we have lately had.

On the first night of my stay, there was a lunar rainbow, which I went on to the roof of the hotel to watch.

An iris or lunar rainbow was seen for one hour (9 to 10) at Wakefield in Yorkshire, England.

A lunar rainbow observed at Mattock, in Derbyshire, England.

I have had the pleasure of beholding a novel phenomenon, a lunar rainbow.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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