Just wanted to pay my respects to NGC 6050 A,B, and C

I’m not so sure that’s even possible. Rainbows are always in front of you at a very narrow angle range, about 40 degrees from the ground with the light source (sun or moon, although moon bows are very dim) behind you and the water source on the opposite side (rain or other atmospheric phenomena).

You don’t get ‘bows’ above you. No matter which direction you move or how fast, the rainbow moves with you and your specific perspective, you cannot ‘catch it’. NOBODY sees your bow but you. It is unique to you because it centres at the back of your head and projects forward 40 degrees from the ground.

The light from the rising sun would drown out the light from the ‘moon bow’ considering how much weaker it is. It wouldn’t form ‘above you’ but instead opposite just the same as rainbows do.

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