Rainbow over farmland. Rainbows occur when the observer is facing falling rain but with the Sun behind them. White light is reflected inside the raind

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Rainbow over farmland. Rainbows occur when the observer is facing falling rain but with the Sun behind them. White light is reflected inside the raindrops and split into its component colours by refraction. Photographed in south-central Missouri, USA.

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Size: 5028px × 3318px
Photo credit: © JIM REED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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