MACON, Ga. — Rainbows have stretched across Central Georgia all summer, and here is a look as just a few viewers have sent in.
These rainbows come in all different shapes and sizes. It may even ponder the question, how exactly does a rainbow form? Let's break it down.
It all starts with sunlight and water. Sunlight interacts with water in two ways: reflections and refractions.
Reflection is when some of the light diverts into another direction, typically back into the atmosphere.
Refraction is when light pierces the object; depending on the density, it changes the speed and directions of the light within that object.
As sunlight hits water in the sky, some of the LIGHT is reflected, and some is refracted.
This refracted sunlight is reflected within the droplet.
Then refracted out of the water droplet, once again, changing the directions.
Light is made up of many different wavelengths.
These wavelengths refract differently, allowing colors to appear at different angles in the sky.
Overall, this creates a beautiful and vibrant rainbow!
If you follow one of these rainbows, you may just find a pot of gold.
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