1st and 2nd order bows Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is no great shakes as a photograph, but it is very interesting if you are into physics like me. Notice that the inside of the rainbow is much brighter than the outside, and that the 2nd order reflection is a bow with the colours in the opposite order than the principal bow.

If you want to understand why that happens have a look at this superb website:

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/bows.htm

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Nikofan (1088) 2006-04-02 19:50

Hello,
Thanks to you to have captured this "physic" moment!
Don't worry about "shakes".
You were at the right place and...you'd do it!
Nice shot!

Regards.

Bernard

nels (2455) 2006-05-07 15:22

nice photo david every time i see a double rainbow i never have the camera to hand

thanks for the link to atopics it is most interesting

adrian

cpaton (501) 2006-08-06 15:05 [Comment]

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Photo Information

Copyright: David Ferguson (sackbut) (351)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-25
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon A70
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Rainbows, Rainbows in an industrial/rural/urban setting [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-04-02 17:06