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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

How can you work out how far away a rainbow is?

So near, yet so far? ... Rainbow at Saltburn Pier, North Yorkshire.
So near, yet so far? ... Rainbow at Saltburn Pier, North Yorkshire. Photograph: David Pye/GuardianWitness

Rainbows: I understand how they are formed, why they are highly curved or shallow, why there are double ones, but how far away from me are they?

Stan Wygladala, Bristol

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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