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Taiwan rainbow in the sky was observed for 9 hours

Added	Mon, 04/12/2017
Источники	gismeteo.by planetanovosti.com
Дата публикации	Sun, 03/12/2017
Версии	Радуга и радужные облака

Rainbow in the sky over Taipei (Taiwan) November 30, decorated the heaven for nine continuous hours, according to the Daily Mail

According to experts, this is the longest rainbow in history. She appeared in the sky above the capital of Taiwan at 06:57 and did not disappear until 15:55 after 8 hours and 58 minutes.

The previous world record was set March 14, 1994, when the rainbow over Sheffield, United Kingdom, was observed for six hours.

The uniqueness of the rainbow in the fact that she was a "fourfold".

Rainbow appearing in the sky due to reflection of light in raindrops. If the light is reflected twice inside the drop, formed a double rainbow, triple — triple, etc.