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A nighttime moonbow over Kilauea Volcano

A nighttime rainbow caused by the setting nearly-full moon instead of the sun like a conventional daytime rainbow. It is arcing over a cloud bank shrouding the lava lake at the summit of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii; the orange higher clouds are reflecting the glow of the lava.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Volcano, Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Copyright: © Rich Isaacman