Why rainbow is half seen ?
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 11 months ago
Rainbows are circular because raindrops are spherical. When light from the Sun enters a raindrop it is largely reflected back inside a cone with a half-angle of 42 degrees. The reflected light is strongest along the surface of this cone where it is broken up into a spectrum of colours. When we see a rainbow we are looking at those drops from which the light along the surface of the cone enters our eyes. Consequently, a line from the Sun through our head passes through the centre of the circular rainbow. The angle between this line and any point on the rainbow is about 42 degrees.
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