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Also known as lunar rainbow, white rainbow

A moonbow (also known as a moon rainbow or lunar rainbow) is a rainbow produced by moonlight rather than direct sunlight. Other than the difference in the light source, its formation is the same as for a solar rainbow: It is caused by the refraction of light in many water droplets, such as a rain shower or a waterfall, and is always positioned in the opposite part of the sky from the Moon relative to the observer. thumbnail|Lunar rainbow over Kihei, Hawaii|Kihei, [[Maui, Hawaii, US]] Moonbows are much fainter than solar rainbows, due to the smaller amount of light reflected from the surface of