Photo: Did You See The Double Rainbow Over Tri-Valley?

Seeing double is not always a bad thing. In this case, one Livermore resident captured a double rainbow on camera during the weekend’s sporadic showers. Many residents reported seeing double rainbows throughout Tri-Valley. No reports have been made whether or not there were two pots of gold at the end of those rainbows...

What causes a double rainbow? According to weather.com, the two rainbows appear “when refracted light does not escape the raindrop after being reflected the first time.”

The first rainbow is considered the “primary rainbow” and the secondary displays the reverse colors of the primary rainbow due to the unique refraction.

Patch reader Rebecca Moore shared her photo of the rainbows, taken near the Ravenswood Historica site, on the Livermore Patch Facebook page.

Were you lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the rainbows? Did you snap a photo? Share your photos with us by emailing them to autumn.johnson@patch.com.

More photos from around Livermore:

• Photo of the Week: Crimson Sky Over Livermore
• Photo of the Week: Dramatic Moment During Sycamore Grove Fire
• Photo of the Week: Livermore’s Lovely Sunset
• Photo of the Week: Last Moments of Light in Livermore
• Photo of the Week: Scarlet Sunset Over Springtown

Photo credit Rebecca Moore