Is it posible to have a rainbow at night???.. Because we all know that rainbows are produced with rain and light, right? And since there is still some light, w/c would be the moonlight, would it still be possible???...
2007-01-06 04:33:29 · 12 answers · asked by MoOnLiT_fLoWeR_14 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
They may happen all the time, you just can't see them...
2007-01-06 04:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by Pace 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are rings around the moon caused by icy clouds at high altitudes, but consider what you are asking:
Rainbows are the spectrum of the light hitting raindrops
Since they are a spreading of light, they are always dimmer than the light causing them.
But at night, we do not see colors in dim light because our color sensing cones are not as sensitive.
So to see a rainbow at night from the moon would require an extraordinary combination of very bright moon and very sharp rainfall edge with just the right sized drops (the wrong size dimming the rainbow) and looking in just the right place.
2007-01-06 13:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to have a rainbow, light must pass through the raindrops causing white light(sunlight) to refract. This refraction makes the color of the rainbow.
It is impossible since rainbow, in order to happen, must have light. Therefore, in the absence of light, no rainbow would appear.
Many reaserches about the lunar rainbow has begun. It is a band of colors sorrounding the full moon. It is because droplets of water vapor rises in the sky. The same thing happens as rainbow during daytime.
2007-01-06 12:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by duntoktomee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Techinically yes it is possible and they are called Lunar Rainbow. A full moon is bright enough to have its light refracted by raindrops just as is the case for the sun. Moonlight is much fainter, of course, so the lunar rainbow is not nearly as bright as one produced by sunlight. Lunar rainbows have infrequently been observed since the time of Aristotle or before.
2007-01-06 12:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by danielle b 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, the moon's light is not intense enough. Rainbows occur when the sun is at a certain angle to the rain and your vantage point. This usually occurs at sunrise or sunset.
2007-01-06 12:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by novae2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon light is not intense enough and it doesn't carry the full spectrum of light so if there was a 'rainbow' emerging from it, it would be missing most of the colors.
2007-01-06 12:37:54 · answer #6 · answered by n_m_young 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you think a rainbow is!!!
A rainbow in Las Vegas its 3 girls. One blond, one brunette and one red hair. and yes you can have them at night!!!
2007-01-06 13:34:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, if there is the right amount of light and the right amount of moisture in the air. just like the northern lights at the north pole, which occurs at night. i think
2007-01-06 12:37:56 · answer #8 · answered by The Ponderer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only in the far north, where it is light about 20 hours per day
2007-01-06 12:35:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is possible. here in the north carolina mountains there are a few waterfalls famous for their ability to create 'moonbows' at full moons.
2007-01-06 13:32:42 · answer #10 · answered by Jason Mullis 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well as long as their rain, there would be a rainbow. It doesn't matter if its day or night.
2007-01-06 12:42:26 · answer #11 · answered by jade_lz 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋