RAINBOWS

What are the colors of the rainbow?

Where do rainbows come from?

A rainbow is caused by sunlight and atmospheric conditions. Light enters a water droplet, slowing down and bending as it goes from air to denser water. The light reflects off the inside of the droplet, separating into its component wavelengths--or colors. When light exits the droplet, it makes a rainbow.

What does the rainbow flag stand for?

The rainbow flag is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride and LGBT social movements in use since the 1970s.

Some Rainbow Facts

  • A Rainbow is a full circle of light! However, due to most people viewing a rainbow on the ground, we only see a semi-circle or arc of the rainbow.
  • A Rainbow is NOT an object, and cannot be physically touched or approached.
  • No two people see the same rainbow, in fact even our individual eyes see slightly different rainbows. If someone appears to be standing under a rainbow you can see, they will see a different rainbow at the same angle but further away.
  • Rainbows can be seen not just in rain but also mist, spray, fog, and dew, whenever there are water drops in the air and light shining from behind at the right angle.