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What is a moonbow?

What is a moonbow? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (meteorology) A rainbow formed by moonlight diffracted by water droplets in the air, usually fainter than a daytime rainbow and with fewer distinguishable colours.
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So for one of the paintings I painted a moonbow over the water.
It created a complete rainbow — only it was a moonbow.
When the sun shines over Kentucky's Cumberland Falls, the mist creates a rainbow on most days. If the moon shines brightly enough, it can create a moonbow, too!
Other requisites for a moonbow include clear air and a dark, clear sky.
Stand beside Cumberland Falls, the only place in the Northern Hemisphere where you can see a regularly occurring moonbow.

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