Such a rainbow was reported by a traveller in her book .What is the physical explanation?
2006-09-05 13:32:49 · 11 answers · asked by gnparvate 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes. A very faint "moonbow" can happen, and the reflected light gives the same colors as sunlight. Best chance to see one is on a full moon near a large waterfall.
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2006-09-05 13:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically, yes. Rainbows form when light passes through water droplets. Higher-frequency light is refracted differently than lower-frequency light, so it gets split up into different colors. This would be very difficult to observe being generated by the Moon because of the low light level, but it would presumably be possible.
2006-09-05 13:34:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 18:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be possible, but it would be very, very, VERY hard to see. The moon pretty much has the same light as the sun, because the moon's light is just the sun's reflection. I guess if it rained and then the moon came out, it would be possible, but it would be almost impossible to see.
2006-09-05 13:35:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No reason why not, since the moon reflects broad-spectrum sunlight back to earth. Problem is the cones in your eyes which detect color do little in dim light, so seeing the effect would be difficult.
2006-09-05 14:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by SAN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But it would be hard to see the colours. Our eyes see low light in B&W.
I think there is a photo of a moon bow in Greenler's book.
Whose book and what is it called??
2006-09-05 16:14:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no a rainbow is cause by the sun shining through the rain in daylight there is no possibility of the moon been able to cause that effect. dream on
2006-09-05 13:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by mescalin57 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, you can see rainbows if it is raining, and the moon is shining bright enough.
2006-09-05 13:38:21 · answer #8 · answered by izbella_12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that is possible because the moon doesn't project enough light.
2006-09-05 13:34:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! I saw a couple pictures of this phenomanon. It's crazy. Go to spaceweather.com and I think they explain it to you there.
2006-09-05 13:35:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jill P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋