Show LUNAR RAINBOW IN GEORGIA Unusual Phenomenon Reported to the Scientific AmericanA American-A curious and unusual phenomenon In the form of a rainbow for which tho moon Instead of the sun furnished the light was observed hero on tho night of Juno 19 A heavy rainstorm accompanied by considerable thunder occurred Just before moonrise As the clouds retired re-tired to the west the luminary rose and the bow was first observed only tho extremities for about 25 degrees being visible the moon at that tlmo being concealed behind a small cloud For about twenty minutes tho bow increased in-creased in brightness and at the end of that tlmo could be clearly traced throughout Its entire length At each end the red and blue colors could be plainly distinguished but the remainder re-mainder of tho arc showed only as alight a-light streak across the clouds The conditionstor tho phenomenon were almost Ideal tho moon being but a few days past full tho cloud screen occupying the proper position and as It occurred Just at moonrIse tho bow was seen well up In the heavens After the clouds had almost entirely melted away leaving only a slight haze through which the stars shone portions of tho bow could still bo clearly discerned Poulan correspondence correspon-dence Scientific American |