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The wavelength of coloured light varies.
Red light is the lomger wavelength, and so appears on the outside(longer) side of the rainbow.
Correspondingly, Blue light is the shorter wavelength, and so appears on the inside ( shorter) side of the rainbow.
The colours in order are , (infra red ' not seen),red, orange, yellow., green, blue. violet and indigo , (ultra violet ; not seen).
Also notice, that the light bends!!! Because outside the red arc the sky is darker., whilst on the inside of the blue arc the sky is lighter.
If the rainbow is is particularly bright, then you will see a reflected rainbow, outside the primary rainbow. The colour order is reveresed. More rarely, you may see a triple rainbow, outside again. The colours a reversed back to their original order. The secondary bow is fainter than the primary bow and the triple bow is fainter again.
Also when you seen a rainbow, stand with your back directly to the Sun. You are then looking at the centre of the rainbow. The coloured bow is at an angle of 42 degrees, from the direct line ,sun , you , and the rainbow centre.
Finally, you may not see the full arc of the rainbow, this is because there is no rain falling from that part of the sky.
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Why don't rainbows show the color pink?
When a ray of white sunlight hits drops of water (also in the forms of spray and mist), it bends and breaks the sun ray into into different colors. These colors span the entire spectrum of colors and because the spectrum of colors is always the same and always in the same order, rainbows are always the same color. The order of the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Are all rainbows the same size in the sky?
Not all rainbows are the same.
Do the colors of rainbows have to be in order?
Yes
Are all rainbows the same?
Yes.
Why do double rainbows occur?
Well first off, if youre on acid..you will always see double rainbows. Usually a unicorn proceeds them.
Why don't rainbows show the color pink?
When a ray of white sunlight hits drops of water (also in the forms of spray and mist), it bends and breaks the sun ray into into different colors. These colors span the entire spectrum of colors and because the spectrum of colors is always the same and always in the same order, rainbows are always the same color. The order of the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Why do rainbows have the same colour pattern?
Because your eye always interprets the same range of wavelengths as the same series of colors.
When was I'm Always Chasing Rainbows created?
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows was created in 1917.
Are all rainbows the same size in the sky?
Not all rainbows are the same.
Do the Lesbian Gay community follow the same order of colors in the rainbows they wear?
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Who was rainbows discover?
rainbows did not need to be discovered, they have always been a visual phenomena
Do the colors of rainbows have to be in order?
Yes
Where are rainbows mostly found?
Rainbows are always found in a place where there is rain in one direction and sunshine in the opposite direction.
Are all rainbows the same?
Yes.
Is a rainbow always the same size for the height and distance between the feet of the rainbow?
rainbows can be different sizes and height as each rainbow that is formed
Why do double rainbows occur?
Well first off, if youre on acid..you will always see double rainbows. Usually a unicorn proceeds them.
Where were rainbows discovered?
Rainbows have been around longer than people, so they could not have been "discovered". They have always "just been".
