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A double rainbow

"Secondary rainbows are caused by a double reflection of sunlight inside the raindrops, and appear at an angle of 50°–53°.

As a result of the second reflection, the colours of a secondary rainbow are inverted compared to the primary bow, with blue on the outside and red on the inside.

The secondary rainbow is fainter than the primary because more light escapes from two reflections compared to one and because the rainbow itself is spread over a greater area of the sky. The dark area of unlit sky lying between the primary and secondary bows is called Alexander's band, after Alexander of Aphrodisias who first described it." - Wikipedia


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golfpic08-Jun-2010 12:24
Thanks Chuck. Interesting idea.
Chuck Kling08-Jun-2010 09:56
Just beautiful...it would make a nice cover for a nature calendar !