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Best pictures as Moonbow makes rare appearance over Inverness and Highlands

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Pamela Smith, from the Black Isle, captured this image of the moonbow last night, Image: Pamela Smith.

A very rare sighting had Inverness residents in awe last night as a “moonbow” appeared out of the dark November night sky.

Also known as a lunar rainbow, these anomalies occur when moonlight is refracted against water droplets in the air, creating a stunning scene.

It is very uncommon to capture a moonbow as they appear less than 10% as often as regular rainbows.

This is because moonlight, which is the sunlight reflected off the moon’s surface, isn’t very bright.

In addition, the sky must be very dark and the moon must be very low in the sky for a moonbow to be created.

So when a moonbow appeared last night across the skies of Inverness, it had social media users grabbing for their phones and camera to capture the natural wonder.

The moonbow illuminated the skies over Inverness and could be seen as far as the Black Isle on Thursday, November 10.

Here are some more social media users who were quick to grab a picture.

Loch Ness RNLI were able to capture the moonbow as it crossed the wet and windy skies over Inverness.

Wet and Windy for training tonight. We wonder what you find at the end of a Moonbow.

Posted by RNLI Loch Ness on Thursday, 10 November 2022

#Moonbow tonight taken with a #Nikon D810 and you get colours in the Moonbow 🤷If any post from me is praising #Canon CamerasI've been hacked 🤣

Posted by Chris Cogan on Thursday, 10 November 2022

Tonight’s Moonbow captured using Canon 760D DSLR then processed in Lightroom & iPhone PS#moonbow

Posted by Eric Walker on Thursday, 10 November 2022

Some social media users were “excited” to see the rare phenomenon in its full glory late Thursday evening.

Was so excited to see this in the Black Isle this evening. Apparently this is called a moonbow. I have never seen one before. #moonbow #moonlight #sky #highlands #scotland #photooftheday #light #evening

Posted by Cheesecakesforyou on Thursday, 10 November 2022

“Tonight’s splendidulous Moonbow … this one with iPhone but also took much better one with my DSLR. Will process & post it later 🌕🌈Eric”#moonbow

Posted by Highlands Astronomical Society on Thursday, 10 November 2022

Most of the sightings were made at around 9pm till 10pm when the moon was bright and while the weather was windy, there were few clouds in the sky.

Moonbow or (Lunar Rainbow) tonight 21.10 looking to the west 🤩🌈🌖

Posted by Trish Mackay on Thursday, 10 November 2022

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