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November 12, 2014

Rainbow in the Stormy Sky

Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and Lightning

Rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that is caused by both reflection and refraction of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.

Rainbows can be full circles, however, the average observer sees only an arc, formed by illuminated droplets above the ground and centred on a line from the sun to the observer's eye.
In a "primary rainbow", the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted (bent) when entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colours reversed, red facing toward the other one in both rainbows. This second rainbow is caused by light reflecting twice inside water droplets.


Rainbow in the stormy sky
Rainbow in the stormy sky

Rainbow in the stormy sky
Tornado and a rainbow by Kevin Rolfs


Rainbow in the stormy sky
Kansas, Colorado rainbow tornado in May 2015 by Daniel Lutzke


Rainbow and Lightning
Supercell storm and rainbow by Nicolas Lessard


Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and Lightning  



Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and Lightning  

Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and Lightning 

Rainbow over the water
Rainbow over the water 

Rainbow over the water
Rainbow over the water  

Rainbow in the Stormy Sky


Rainbow and Lightning
Rainbow and Lightning, Colorado  

Rainbow over downtown
Rainbow over downtown Charlotte  






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