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The rainbow was photographed at Loch Lochy in the Highlands
Meteorologists have been surprised by the sighting of a double rainbow with an "incredibly rare" third rainbow inside the main bow.
The weather phenomenon was photographed on Wednesday night at Loch Lochy near Clunes in the Highlands.
Unusually, the colours of the third rainbow are in the same order as the main one it was attached to.
BBC Weather presenter Simon King said: "This has scratched a few heads as this is something incredibly rare."
The meteorologist said the rainbow had the characteristics of both of what are known as a twinned rainbow and supernumerary rainbow.
Supernumerary bows are formed by small, similar-sized raindrops which then create ripple-like rainbows.
Comment: Earlier this year a LA to London flight broke a speed record due to a furious jet stream. A couple of years ago scientists reported that Northern Hemisphere jet streams crossed the equator and linked with others in the south. Last year other scientists said a fluctuating jet stream may be causing extreme weather events.
A recent study predicts the next solar cycle phase will bring on a 'Mini Ice Age' as early as 2020, as according to the models, there will be a "huge reduction" in solar activity for 33 years between 2020 and 2053. This will cause global temperatures to decrease drastically. Meanwhile NASA predicts the weakest solar activity in 200 years.
Jet Stream meanderings, and much more, are explained by Pierre Lescaudron in his book Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection: