#supernumerary rainbow

Supernumerary rainbow at sunset at the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA

Yes, but can your rainbow do this? After the remnants of Hurricane Florence passed over Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA last month, the Sun came out in one direction but something quite unusual appeared in the opposite direction: a hall of rainbows. Over the course of a next half hour, to the delight of the photographer and his daughter, vibrant supernumerary rainbows faded in and out, with at least five captured in this featured single shot.Supernumerary rainbows only form when falling water droplets are all nearly the same size and typically less than a millimeter across. Then, sunlight will not only reflect from inside the raindrops, but interfere, a wave phenomenon similar to ripples on a pond when a stone is thrown in. In fact, supernumerary rainbows can _only _be explained with waves, and their noted existence in the early 1800s was considered early evidence of light's wave nature.

Supernumerary rainbow at sunset at the Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA

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20221116_F0001: Rainbow, secondary rainbow, supernumerary rainbow and Alexander's dark band by Wei-Feng Xue Via Flickr: - I have shot a few rainbows in the past. This sighting was one of the stronger ones i had. I got a close up shot of all the rainbow components that includes the secondary rainbow outside the main arc, the supernumerary rainbow inside the main arc and the Alexander's dark band between the main and secondary arcs.

Supernumerary Rainbow Taken by Marcella Giulia Pace on April 18, 2016 @ Venas di Cadore - Belluno - Italy