Rainbow

rainbow - rainbow picture
India
August 15, 2010 1:30am CST
Friends today it is raining and there is sunshine too, they are playing hide and seek. There was a rainbow on the sky for the first time this year. Usually on its side there appears a secondary rainbow with the color pattern reversed. But not this time. It was really wonderful sight. So when did you witness a rainbow last, was there one or two? Please share. Professor
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@derek_a (10874)
15 Aug 10
It was back in the early spring that I witnessed a rainbow as I was driving back form the city. I realized that I had my digital camera with me, and I managed to pull off to the side of the road and capture a photograph of it. It looked really great on the screen of the camera, but now I cannot find it anywhwere! I think I may have accidentally deleted it. Oh well, I will just need to wait for the next one. They appear off the coastal road en route to our house, and tend to spread right across the bay, and some of them are quite dramatic. The problem is that if there is a lot of traffic, it is difficult to stop on the road as the small lay-bys tend to fill up quickly with other drivers wanting to view the spectacles. _Derek
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@nangisha (3496)
• Indonesia
20 Aug 10
Hi Professor2010!. At my city raining all day but I have not seen any rainbow . All I got is wet and cold. The last time I see rainbow is two years ago when visiting my dad hometown, I see a beautiful rainbow. I see it in full circle it really marvelous.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
16 Aug 10
oh its been so long since I have seen a rainbow but I kno last one I saw was just one
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
17 Aug 10
I think it was just over a year ago the last time that I saw a rainbow. I'd taken my children and my neighbor's children to my mother's house to go swimming and while we were there it stormed. When we were on our way home we had the opportunity to see the most vivid, beautiful rainbow. There was only one then. However, prior to that the most memorable rainbow that I saw was in 2006 when we were on the way to visit a friend in another city. Again it was only a single rainbow.
• United States
16 Aug 10
Actually it was pretty funny. I was in the pool the other day in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. I was playing around in the water with my siblings when i got water in my mouth. This usually happens and i spit the water out. But i usually spit the water out by spraying it quickly so it almost makes a mist. Well the sunlight was just right i guess and when i spit the water out i saw a beautiful rainbow for about 5 seconds. I did it over and over again. I love rainbows.
• India
16 Aug 10
school time I have see rainbow. wow I'm very enjoy second rainbow see.
@Sherry12 (2472)
• United States
15 Aug 10
I love to see a rainbow. It has been awhile since I have seen one. We had a rainy day last week, where it was raining and the sun was shining at the same time. I thought for sure there would be a rainbow, but I never did see it. Rainbows are beautiful!
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Aug 10
hi p rofessor It has been a long time ago and it was not here in 'Dalifornia where I am but in NOthren California and a mylotter sent me this photo. It was a double rainbow and so beautiful as we where I am have had no rain at all for months. This is going to be another very dry very volatile situation regardingfire dangerous in our Southern California forests., wild fire season so scary and so dangerous.
• Philippines
16 Aug 10
i think rainbows are one of life's little miracles. with the advent of technology we sometimes seem to forget that we live in this wonderful world with natural miracles every single day. it's been a while since I saw one, hope I'll catch a rainbow one of these days.
@Absinto (2385)
• Portugal
15 Aug 10
I dont exactly remember when but it was this summer, and it was raining then when i looked out the window i saw 2 rainbows. they were simply beautiful.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
15 Aug 10
dear professor, its been a long time i have not seen a rainbow. i get to office in the morning and i dont have much knowledge of what is outside. then goes home when it is already dark. rainbows are very nice to see. i wish i see one again in the near future. have a nice day ann
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
15 Aug 10
It's been quite sometime since I last saw a rainbow. It's one of the wonders of God's creations and it still evokes a wonderful feeling to see one. As a kid I used to hear that a treasure chest was hidden somewhere at its tail. So each time we see a rainbow we started to follow its trail in the hope to get to the treasure. What a silly idea. But maybe not. Maybe there's truth in it. What do you think Prof?
• India
16 Aug 10
No i have never seen double rainbow I am unlucky yet :(
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
15 Aug 10
Though I enjoy watching rainbows, I have not seen it for a long period. During my childhood period, after a shower in a rainy day I used to gaze at the sky for a rainbow & if met with, continued to enjoy it until I was scolded by my parents for wasting time instead of studying books. But now busy with a hectic schedule I find no time to look at the sky for a rainbow.I take pity on myself for this.The most interesting thing is that when I did not know that a rainbow is caused due to the peculiar property of light which is known as 'dispersion of ligjht', I always tried to find out the cause & asked my seniors to explain the cause. Now I know the cause behind it but cannot spare my valuable time to look at it.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
15 Aug 10
It is quite a while that I have not seen a rainbow. I remember when I was young, we were told by the elders not to point at the rainbow but just to look at it and appreciate the beauty. Until today I don't know the reasons why.