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Rainbows

 
Rainbow, Co. Clare Ireland, 1999

Besides the simple bow, which everyone can remember seeing, rainbows can show other interesting things.  The following picture show a rainbow with primary and secondary bows, and well pronounced Alexander's Dark Band above the primary :

 
Rainbow, NE Scotland, 1996

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Narcesent or Mother of Pearl Clouds

Sunset in NE Scotland on 1996-Feb-16 was accompanied by the beautiful, but rare sight, of Narcesent or Mother of Pearl Clouds.  These produced beautiful multi-colour light effects in the sky for a period of 1-2 hours in the late afternoon/early evening.

I also observed Narcesent clouds in NE Scotland in the late afternoon of 1999-Nov-30. A series of high clouds in the western sky were seen to display alternating rainbow coloured stripes.

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Tornados

A mini-tornado was seen whilst on a visit to Co. Clare, Ireland in 1999. It lasted for at least 10 minutes, but wasn't seen to make contact with the ground

Mini-Tornado, Co. Clare Ireland, 1999		Mini-Tornado Close-up

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Aurora / Northern Lights

Saw great displays of Northern Lights from Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland in Oct/Nov 2003.

(previously saw small display in early 1999)

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Sky and Clouds

Sunset over Hilltop Observatory, Westhill, Aberdeenshire

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Noctilucent Clouds

Noctilucent Clouds, Aberdeenshire (2004-07-07 / 2004-07-08)

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Sun Dogs

Sun Dogs, Aberdeenshire  (2004-08-31 18:50 BST, Evening)

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