https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Primary_rainbow&feed=atom&action=historyPrimary rainbow - Revision history2024-03-28T14:51:33ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.39.5https://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Primary_rainbow&diff=6379&oldid=prevUnknown user at 00:40, 26 April 20122012-04-26T00:40:26Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[rainbow]] that is distinguished from other rainbows by its angular radius, color order, and [[brightness]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This bow is seen between about 40&#x000b0; and 42&#x000b0; from the antisolar point (shadow of the observer's head) or equivalently, between 140&#x000b0; and 138&#x000b0; from a [[light]] source (such as the sun). Reds are found to the outside of the bow (closest to the sun) with the blues to the inside. The primary bow is usually brighter than any of the other bows. The primary rainbow is certainly the most frequently noticed bow, but the purity and [[range]] of its colors fall a long way short of that assumed by the popular dictum: all the colors of the fall. Frequently accompanying the primary bow are the [[secondary bow]] (lying about 8&#x000b0; outside the primary bow) and the [[supernumerary bows]] (immediately inside the primary bow, and often confined to the upper portions of the arc). Infrequently seen are the [[reflection bows]]. A theory of the bow that approximates the behavior of light as a [[ray]] is able to account for the difference in position and color order of the primary and secondary bows. In this theory, the position of each bow is determined by the minimum angle of [[deviation]] of the light passing through a [[drop]]. The difference is that the light that forms the primary bow has undergone one internal reflection, while the light that forms the secondary bow has undergone two internal reflections. This is a useful approximation to reality, but it fails to capture many important features of observable bows. <br/>''Compare'' [[secondary rainbow]].</div><br/> </div></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[rainbow]] that is distinguished from other rainbows by its angular radius, color order, and [[ <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">brightness|</ins>brightness]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This bow is seen between about 40&#x000b0; and 42&#x000b0; from the antisolar point (shadow of the observer's head) or equivalently, between 140&#x000b0; and 138&#x000b0; from a [[light]] source (such as the sun). Reds are found to the outside of the bow (closest to the sun) with the blues to the inside. The primary bow is usually brighter than any of the other bows. The primary rainbow is certainly the most frequently noticed bow, but the purity and [[range]] of its colors fall a long way short of that assumed by the popular dictum: all the colors of the fall. Frequently accompanying the primary bow are the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">secondary rainbow|</ins>secondary bow]] (lying about 8&#x000b0; outside the primary bow) and the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">supernumerary rainbows|</ins>supernumerary bows]] (immediately inside the primary bow, and often confined to the upper portions of the arc). Infrequently seen are the [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reflection rainbow|</ins>reflection bows]]. A theory of the bow that approximates the behavior of light as a [[ray]] is able to account for the difference in position and color order of the primary and secondary bows. In this theory, the position of each bow is determined by the minimum angle of [[deviation]] of the light passing through a [[drop]]. The difference is that the light that forms the primary bow has undergone one internal reflection, while the light that forms the secondary bow has undergone two internal reflections. This is a useful approximation to reality, but it fails to capture many important features of observable bows. <br/>''Compare'' [[secondary rainbow]].</div><br/> </div></div></td></tr>
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</table>Unknown userhttps://glossary.ametsoc.org/w/index.php?title=Primary_rainbow&diff=6378&oldid=prevUnknown user at 22:54, 20 February 20122012-02-20T22:54:31Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[rainbow]] that is distinguished from other rainbows by its angular radius, color order, and [[brightness]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This bow is seen between about 40&<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deg</del>; and 42&<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deg</del>; from the antisolar point (shadow of the observer's head) or equivalently, between 140&<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deg</del>; and 138&<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deg</del>; from a [[light]] source (such as the sun). Reds are found to the outside of the bow (closest to the sun) with the blues to the inside. The primary bow is usually brighter than any of the other bows. The primary rainbow is certainly the most frequently noticed bow, but the purity and [[range]] of its colors fall a long way short of that assumed by the popular dictum: all the colors of the fall. Frequently accompanying the primary bow are the [[secondary bow]] (lying about 8&<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">deg</del>; outside the primary bow) and the [[supernumerary bows]] (immediately inside the primary bow, and often confined to the upper portions of the arc). Infrequently seen are the [[reflection bows]]. A theory of the bow that approximates the behavior of light as a [[ray]] is able to account for the difference in position and color order of the primary and secondary bows. In this theory, the position of each bow is determined by the minimum angle of [[deviation]] of the light passing through a [[drop]]. The difference is that the light that forms the primary bow has undergone one internal reflection, while the light that forms the secondary bow has undergone two internal reflections. This is a useful approximation to reality, but it fails to capture many important features of observable bows. <br/>''Compare'' [[secondary rainbow]].</div><br/> </div></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[rainbow]] that is distinguished from other rainbows by its angular radius, color order, and [[brightness]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This bow is seen between about 40&<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">#x000b0</ins>; and 42&<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">#x000b0</ins>; from the antisolar point (shadow of the observer's head) or equivalently, between 140&<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">#x000b0</ins>; and 138&<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">#x000b0</ins>; from a [[light]] source (such as the sun). Reds are found to the outside of the bow (closest to the sun) with the blues to the inside. The primary bow is usually brighter than any of the other bows. The primary rainbow is certainly the most frequently noticed bow, but the purity and [[range]] of its colors fall a long way short of that assumed by the popular dictum: all the colors of the fall. Frequently accompanying the primary bow are the [[secondary bow]] (lying about 8&<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">#x000b0</ins>; outside the primary bow) and the [[supernumerary bows]] (immediately inside the primary bow, and often confined to the upper portions of the arc). Infrequently seen are the [[reflection bows]]. A theory of the bow that approximates the behavior of light as a [[ray]] is able to account for the difference in position and color order of the primary and secondary bows. In this theory, the position of each bow is determined by the minimum angle of [[deviation]] of the light passing through a [[drop]]. The difference is that the light that forms the primary bow has undergone one internal reflection, while the light that forms the secondary bow has undergone two internal reflections. This is a useful approximation to reality, but it fails to capture many important features of observable bows. <br/>''Compare'' [[secondary rainbow]].</div><br/> </div></div></td></tr>
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[rainbow]] that is distinguished from other rainbows by its angular radius, color order, and [[brightness]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This bow is seen between about 40&deg; and 42&deg; from the antisolar point (shadow of the observer's head) or equivalently, between 140&deg; and 138&deg; from a [[light]] source (such as the sun). Reds are found to the outside of the bow (closest to the sun) with the blues to the inside. The primary bow is usually brighter than any of the other bows. The primary rainbow is certainly the most frequently noticed bow, but the purity and [[range]] of its colors fall a long way short of that assumed by the popular dictum: all the colors of the fall. Frequently accompanying the primary bow are the [[secondary bow]] (lying about 8&deg; outside the primary bow) and the [[supernumerary bows]] (immediately inside the primary bow, and often confined to the upper portions of the arc). Infrequently seen are the [[reflection bows]]. A theory of the bow that approximates the behavior of light as a [[ray]] is able to account for the difference in position and color order of the primary and secondary bows. In this theory, the position of each bow is determined by the minimum angle of [[deviation]] of the light passing through a [[drop]]. The difference is that the light that forms the primary bow has undergone one internal reflection, while the light that forms the secondary bow has undergone two internal reflections. This is a useful approximation to reality, but it fails to capture many important features of observable bows. <br/>''Compare'' [[secondary rainbow]].</div><br/> </div><br />
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