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A rainbow viewed from an airplane may form a complete circle where will the shadow of the airplane appear?
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Is rainbow circle in shape?
yes
Is there a end to a rainbow?
No there is Not. Fact: A rainbow is just one big circle. My mother works for American Airlines, we were flying to Orlando, Florida and we flew through one. So no there is NOT a end to a rainbow.
Another name for rainbow?
A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow or white rainbow) is a rainbow that occurs at night. Moonbows are relatively faint, due to the smaller amount of light from the Moon. As with rainbows, they are always in the opposite part of the sky from the moon. It is difficult to discern colors in a moonbow because the light is usually too faint to excite the cone color receptors in our eyes. However, the colors appear in long exposure photographs. A colored circle around the moon is not a moonbow - it is usually a 22
What is an upside down rainbow?
It's the bottom half of a full circle --the top half is obscured by clouds or other weather effects
Why do you see rainbow?
We see rainbows when the sun is behind us and falling rain is in front of us. When sunlight strikes a falling drop of water it is refracted, changed indirection, by the surface of the water. The light continues into the drop and is reflected from the back of the drop to the front. When the beam hits the front it is refracted again and emerges from the drop as the color spectrum that we see in a rainbow. The water drop acts like a prism to separate the light into its different wave lengths.
Can rainbows make a full circle?
Not if you're on relatively flat ground. The rainbow you see can be a complete circle if you're on a high place looking down into a valley, or if you're looking down out of an airplane.
Can a rainbow be made in a different shape?
No. A rainbow is always round. On the ground, the bottom part is hidden, but in the sky, like from the view of a flying airplane, it can be seen as a round shape. Check the link below for more information:
Are rainbow only an arch?
Seen from high enough (an airplane) it can be a full circle.
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.
Why rainbow is semicircular?
They aren't; their entire shape is a complete circle. From our position during rainbow formation, we can only see half of the rainbow.
Why is it possible to see a circular rainbow when your in an airplane yet its impossible from the ground?
Its actually depends what angle you are looking at the rainbow. On the ground you might be seeing a regular rainbow but from the sky you are seeing a circle.
Where does a rainbow start?
There is no start, finish, beginning, or end of a rainbow. It's actually a full circle. When you're standing at ground level, a big part of the rainbow is normally below the horizon where you can't see it. But from an airplane in flight, it can happen that the full circle is visible.
Why can't you see the end of a rainbow?
Because usually the ground is in the way and blocking part of it. But if you ever look down and see a rainbow from an airplane, you might see the full circle.
Do rainbows have an end?
No. A rainbow is really a circle. You can only see part of it when you're on land, but if you happen to see one below you while you're in an airplane, you can often see the full circle.
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.
When was The Rainbow Circle created?
The Rainbow Circle was created in 1893.
Does a rainbow ever end?
No, a rainbow is a full circle. However, we typically only see a semi-circle due to the horizon blocking the lower half.
