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What causes double rainbows?

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Re: What causes double rainbows?
« Reply #20 on: 11/07/2019 15:28:27 »
Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 04/05/2019 07:42:55
Quote from: Karen W. on 05/03/2007 02:04:20
Alrighty then You have forced me to enter information into my computer to understand about double rainbows better known as a secondary rainbow! I feel better thank you!!

as we can see a second rainbow appears over the first rainbow answering the question that was not asked..LOL which rainbow came first. Answer: the bottom one.  [:D] In the first place rainbows are caused by the refraction of light through water droplets, which is true for both. the first one is caused by the light refracting only one time through the water droplet! The second rainbow is then formed by  the light being bounced around on the inside of the water droplet causing it to exit at a little different angle, thus producing the second rainbow above the first!

In this information I see that she says, she has seen three rainbows all at once also! Can you imagine how beautiful that would be?

I read and obtained this info from: "The Mad Science Library."  Mad Science Network.. posted by linda Englebretson, Forcaster, Meteroligist, National weather service, WSFO CYS march 17th 98  [:X] [:X] There you go kind Sir now we both know!! LOL [:)]



here is another interesting link!   http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/

So, it's like a rainbow inside of a mirror
Quote from: Monox D. I-Fly on 04/05/2019 07:42:55
Quote from: Karen W. on 05/03/2007 02:04:20
Alrighty then You have forced me to enter information into my computer to understand about double rainbows better known as a secondary rainbow! I feel better thank you!!

as we can see a second rainbow appears over the first rainbow answering the question that was not asked..LOL which rainbow came first. Answer: the bottom one.  [:D] In the first place rainbows are caused by the refraction of light through water droplets, which is true for both. the first one is caused by the light refracting only one time through the water droplet! The second rainbow is then formed by  the light being bounced around on the inside of the water droplet causing it to exit at a little different angle, thus producing the second rainbow above the first!

In this information I see that she says, she has seen three rainbows all at once also! Can you imagine how beautiful that would be?

I read and obtained this info from: "The Mad Science Library."  Mad Science Network.. posted by linda Englebretson, Forcaster, Meteroligist, National weather service, WSFO CYS march 17th 98  [:X] [:X] There you go kind Sir now we both know!! LOL [:)]



here is another interesting link!   http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/

So, it's like a rainbow inside of a mirror house?
Sure sounds like it! That's a lot of really cool  Components  coming together To create a beautiful double rainbow! Wow!
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Re: What causes double rainbows?
« Reply #21 on: 24/07/2019 18:54:04 »
That's wonderful!
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