In my last two posts about rainbows, I discussed the formation of the primary and secondary rainbows, respectively, tracing their origins to specific light paths through falling raindrops. The primary rainbow ray follows a path like this: For a raindrop at the apex of the rainbow arc, sunlight enters near the top of the drop, …
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Published on August 26, 2020 04:00