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The rainbow is actually circular in shape and it appears semi circular in shape to you as the clouds block out the lower part of it resulting in what you see.

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Can there be a round rainbow?

ALL rainbows are round. That is, the part of it that you see is part of a circle. If you mean a rainbow that's a complete circle, that's possible if you're up in an airplane looking down, or on top of a mounain looking down into a valley. Just like every other rainbow, the sun must be behind you, and the air in front of you must be full of water droplets.


Is rainbow look full circle?

The would be if the ground didn't get in the way. If you're on a mountain or high ground looking into a valley, or looking down from an airplane, and the sun is high behind you and the air below you is full of water droplets, then you can see the full circle of the rainbow.


Can you ever see a circular rainbow?

these types of rainbow around the sea because in sea air wetness these reason to rainbow in sea is cercular ================================= Not when you're on the ground, you can't, because the center of the rainbow is in front of you, and the bottom half of it is 'underground'. But from an aircraft, if the conditions and the configuration are just right, with rain or thick clouds below you and the sun high over you, you can look down and see the full rainbow.


Is there rainbows in space?

No. There has to be a spray of water in the air ahead of you. No air + no spray = no rainbow.


Are rainbows a full circle?

The would be if the ground didn't get in the way. If you're on a mountain or high ground looking into a valley, or looking down from an airplane, and the sun is high behind you and the air below you is full of water droplets, then you can see the full circle of the rainbow.

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What is red round can change colors and hover in mid air?

A rainbow?


When was A Rainbow in Curved Air created?

A Rainbow in Curved Air was created in 1969.


Why the rainbow has a color?

the high ammount of water particles in the air after rain acts like a prism and separates the suns light into a rainbow of the colors of the visible light spectrum


Can there be a round rainbow?

ALL rainbows are round. That is, the part of it that you see is part of a circle. If you mean a rainbow that's a complete circle, that's possible if you're up in an airplane looking down, or on top of a mounain looking down into a valley. Just like every other rainbow, the sun must be behind you, and the air in front of you must be full of water droplets.


Is rainbow look full circle?

The would be if the ground didn't get in the way. If you're on a mountain or high ground looking into a valley, or looking down from an airplane, and the sun is high behind you and the air below you is full of water droplets, then you can see the full circle of the rainbow.


What is a rainbow throw?

When you throw any kinda of ball very high in to the air like a lob, or like a rainbow arching across the sky; also known as a lollipop throw, possibly from the same root as "pop fly".


Can you ever see a circular rainbow?

these types of rainbow around the sea because in sea air wetness these reason to rainbow in sea is cercular ================================= Not when you're on the ground, you can't, because the center of the rainbow is in front of you, and the bottom half of it is 'underground'. But from an aircraft, if the conditions and the configuration are just right, with rain or thick clouds below you and the sun high over you, you can look down and see the full rainbow.


Why is a rainbow a perfect semicircle?

A rainbow is a circle if viewed from the air, and it is sometimes not even that, if it is faint enough


Is there rainbows in space?

No. There has to be a spray of water in the air ahead of you. No air + no spray = no rainbow.


What is the shapes of air?

a circle, because there is no air in space, and Earth is round so, air is round too.


What does rain have to do with a rainbow?

A rainbow is seen when the atmosphere is high in humidity and the sun light is refracted through water droplets in the atmosphere. This condition is most perfect after a rain storm has washed most of the dust and air contamination away, so there is little to no interference.


Does air conditioning make you sick?

Possibly the air is recirculated so the same air goes round and round