2007-05-14 15:29:56 · 5 answers · asked by Vanessa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I've seen 3 and 4 rainbows in the sky at the same time in the far north. I think that has to do with the low angle of the sun. However they will always appear in the same place, as if they were part of a single disk. That's because they always appear in the opposite direction to the sun, relative to your point of view.
2007-05-14 15:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there can be more than 2 rainbows at a time in the sky.
2007-05-15 05:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by liquidicy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The two most common rainbows are made by two different paths of light bouncing through the drops of water. The more bounces inside the dimmer the rainbow will be. Besides that, seeing two (or more if possible) requires that a low sun and a very broad range of rain in the air without the rain being so heavy or the clouds so intense as to block the sunlight. It is occasionally possible to see two complete rings around the overhead sun but it requires light rain falling in an almost cloudless sky. Note that because of the different paths the colors are reversed in the two bows.
2007-05-14 23:15:03 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are multiple light sources, there may be additional rainbows. How about a planet of a double star?
2007-05-14 22:58:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
was just kind of checking into to it and they say you can also have triple and even quadruple rainbows --- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow#Variations
2007-05-14 22:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋