--- title: Quadruple Rainbow Photo Shows 2 Double Rainbows description: The photo of a quadruple rainbow taken by Amanda Curtis CEO of Nineteenth Amendment at the Glen Cove LIRR station in Long Island New York canonical: https://time.com/3830200/quadruple-rainbow-photo/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-21T21:23:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:43.427Z og:title: Here's What a 'Quadruple Rainbow' Looks Like og:description: Based on a pic by a woman who says she saw two double rainbows in Glen Cove, NY og:url: https://time.com/3830200/quadruple-rainbow-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57cf2ba4596c8944/6987ec2d06f2c12cc0337d79/quadruple-rainbow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: quadruple-rainbow og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What a 'Quadruple Rainbow' Looks Like twitter:description: Based on a pic by a woman who says she saw two double rainbows in Glen Cove, NY twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57cf2ba4596c8944/6987ec2d06f2c12cc0337d79/quadruple-rainbow.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What a 'Quadruple Rainbow' Looks Like ## Video: The Science Of Awesome [Watch (HLS stream): The Science Of Awesome](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/tmGTDYff.m3u8) (2:39)  _Published 2013-12-03. The Science Of Awesome_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 21, 2015 9:23 PM CUT  Quadruple rainbow spotted at the LIRR station in Glen Cove, N.Y. on April 21, 2015. Quadruple rainbow spotted at the LIRR station in Glen Cove, N.Y. on April 21, 2015.Amanda Curtis, CEO of 19th Amendment  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 21, 2015 9:23 PM CUT Amanda Curtis, CEO of Nineteenth Amendment, a company that showcases works by emerging fashion designers, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/amanda%5Fcurtis/status/590469469467729920 "undefined") a photo of what appears to be two double rainbows that she says she saw from the Long Island Rail Road station in Glen Cove, N.Y. Spotting this rare condition has seemed less like chasing rainbows since a German rainbow hunter’s photos of “triple” and “quadruple” rainbows appeared in the scientific journal _Applied Optics_. Raymond Lee, a professor of meteorology at the U.S. Naval Academy, argues the phenomenon is more likely to be seen when there are a lot of dark clouds in the background or when rain drops of the same size are falling — basically “absolutely pouring” conditions, [_National Geographic_](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/pictures/111007-first-quadruple-rainbow-triple-science-optics/ "undefined") reports. ### Aurora Borealis 1953  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  The aurora borealis, a.k.a., the northern lights, northern Canada, 1953. J. R. Eyerman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  LIFE photographer J.R. Eyerman on assignment in Canada, keeping his camera operable in the freezing cold while photographing the Northern Lights in 1953. J. R. 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