Enter the Rainbow

Ever wonder what the inside of a rainbow looks like?
Here is a close-up view. A sprinkler shoots water, the droplets refract the light.
Inside the rainbow,each little droplet is lit up by the Sun. Each one with their own color, as seen by the viewer. As they all move about the colors merge into a rainbow
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Optics Picture of the Day a.k.a. OPOD
has chosen this image for their Picture of the Day on Oct 31, 2009.

For even more detail view Enter the Rainbow II – Detail

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