why rainbow is semi curler
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The reason why the rainbow is curved is because all the angles in the water drop have to be just right for the drop to send some sunlight to you, standing on the ground. So, with the sun *behind* you, only those water droplets that have the same angle formed by you, the drop, and the sun (this angle happens to be approximately 42 degrees) will contribute to the rainbow.
Other droplets send their light somewhere else, and if you move to a different location, new droplets are needed to make the rainbow you see in the new location. This is why you can't go to the end of a rainbow to find the mythical leprechauns and pots of gold; anywhere you stand, the rainbow is formed by faraway drops of water reflecting and bending sunlight.
The rainbow is curved because the set of all the raindrops that have the right angle between you, the drop, and the sun lie on a cone pointing at the sun with you at one tip. The rainbow may look semicircular if the sun is setting or rising (a good time to see a rainbow because the sunlight at that time can get under rain clouds because it is traveling horizontally). If the sun is higher in the sky, the earth gets in the way and you may see less than a semicircular rainbow.
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Other droplets send their light somewhere else, and if you move to a different location, new droplets are needed to make the rainbow you see in the new location. This is why you can't go to the end of a rainbow to find the mythical leprechauns and pots of gold; anywhere you stand, the rainbow is formed by faraway drops of water reflecting and bending sunlight.
The rainbow is curved because the set of all the raindrops that have the right angle between you, the drop, and the sun lie on a cone pointing at the sun with you at one tip. The rainbow may look semicircular if the sun is setting or rising (a good time to see a rainbow because the sunlight at that time can get under rain clouds because it is traveling horizontally). If the sun is higher in the sky, the earth gets in the way and you may see less than a semicircular rainbow.
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Sunlight is coming in through a circular shape because it passes through millions of rain drops, this visible spectrum spreads and appears on the rear, so that the different wavelengths of light are visible. You are actually seeing what a circle should be, but due to the horizon you are not able to see the lower part. Apart from this, if you look carefully, you will see that there are two separate rainbow, which are visible on the right angle passing through the rain. This is a spicular effect which is due to light due to more rainbow due to more rainy season passing through. This spicular effect can continue even further to produce the third and fourth rainbow, but then there may be enough rain and if your eyes are receptive enough to see this phenomenon.
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Sunlight is coming in through a circular shape because it passes through millions of rain drops, this visible spectrum spreads and appears on the rear, so that the different wavelengths of light are visible. You are actually seeing what a circle should be, but due to the horizon you are not able to see the lower part. Apart from this, if you look carefully, you will see that there are two separate rainbow, which are visible on the right angle passing through the rain. This is a spicular effect which is due to light due to more rainbow due to more rainy season passing through. This spicular effect can continue even further to produce the third and fourth rainbow, but then there may be enough rain and if your eyes are receptive enough to see this phenomenon.
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