Rainbows look amazing… And no wonder, because they contain all the colours in the visible light spectrum, from violet (on the outside) to red (on the inside)… All, except one: magenta, which is a combination of red and violet.
A rainbow doesn’t remain still, but moves in relation to where you see it from. That makes it harder to find the mythical pot of gold.
The rainbow is in fact present only on your retina, a result of light being reflected through water droplets suspended in the air. These droplets act as prisms and break down the light passing through them.
And even the number of colours seen has changed with the ages: Aristotle saw only 3 colours, whereas we see 7 (since Newton).
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A rainbow caught between sky and earth
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Love the rain | 6 November 2008 | par : remy
Rainbows look amazing… And no wonder, because they contain all the colours in the visible light spectrum, from violet (on the outside) to red (on the inside)… All, except one: magenta, which is a combination of red and violet.
A rainbow doesn’t remain still, but moves in relation to where you see it from. That makes it harder to find the mythical pot of gold.
The rainbow is in fact present only on your retina, a result of light being reflected through water droplets suspended in the air. These droplets act as prisms and break down the light passing through them.
And even the number of colours seen has changed with the ages: Aristotle saw only 3 colours, whereas we see 7 (since Newton).
You see, rain can have its own beauty!
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