Rainbows – An Introduction

Rainbows - An introduction

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Seeing a colourful rainbow with rainbow explanation and tips for viewing.
Vivid rainbow with cityscape silhouette illustrating the science of light, colour reflection, and rainbow formation for educational purposes.
Rainbow Anatomy
Vibrant rainbow forming a complete circle seen from the air, illustrating atmospheric optical phenomena.
Rainbows Seen From the Ground
Vivid rainbow spectrum demonstrating optical phenomenon of light refraction and raindrops at anti-solar point.
Sun Observer & Rainbow Share Axis
Lower the Sun Higher the Rainbow
Higher the Sun Lower the Rainbow
Rainbows Appear as Arcs of Colour
Apparent Position of a Rainbow
Deflection & Dispersion in Raindrops
Reflection & Refraction in a Raindrop
White light dispersion in raindrops, spectral colour separation, optical refraction illustration.
Refraction & Dispersion in a Raindrop
Path of a Red Ray Through a Raindrop
Angle of Deviation in a Raindrop
Angular Distance & Raindrop Colour
Observed Colour of Raindrops
Blue, colourful diagram showing rainbow colour changes in falling raindrops for SEO.
Raindrop Elevation & Colour
Alexander's Band
Colour Brightness & Angular Distance
Rainbows as Discs of Colour
Bright rainbow spectrum illustrating cones of colour and raindrops, showcasing light and colour perception.
Wavelengths of rainbow light showing polarization at different points, illustrating light's behaviour and rainbow formation.
Polarization of Light in a Raindrop
Path of Parallel Rays Through a Raindrop
Path of Rays Through a Raindrop
Raindrop Anatomy
Raindrop Geometry
Light colour vision diagram illustrating angle of deviation and impact parameter scale.
Minimum Angle of Deviation
Rainbow Rays
Blue angles of deviation from lightcolourvision.org showing impact of light refraction and deviation on raindrops.
Refractive Index of Water
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