Thanks to BC for providing this very interesting and beautiful site. I
had not known of reflection rainbows and certainly never saw six
rainbows in one picture!
Don Polvani
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Undersea Systems
Annapolis, MD 21404
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[mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Bernard
Cleyet
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 6:35 PM
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Subject: [Phys-l] Just received this update: Atmospheric Optics site
updateBC
Dear Sky Watchers,
The main theme of August's Atmospheric
Optics update is "Multiple Rainbows".
New items:
4,5 and even 6 rainbows at once
Multiple supernumerary bows
How reflection and reflected bows form
Spray bows
.. and bows that just happen to be beautiful!
See "What's new" at www.atoptics.co.uk
Enjoy,
Les Cowley
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