the facts
a rainbow consists of a variety of colours that create a spectrum through reflection, refraction, dispersion and water droplets. these documented studies have shown that with these 4 requirements there are numerous conditions that go in the designing of the prism like arc seen in the sky. two of these studies include the sizing of tears which when larger generate vivid hues; and as with the horizon borderline reds/yellows can be seen and the range of blue/green pigments are found when higher in the sky.
the fiction
folklore does tell us of finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, so if you do happen to find yourself bathed within the crescent of unbelievable colours please do share your riches with me.
the magic
but more importantly it is with your own eyes that you find the true beauty of a rainbow.
* please note:
the bits and pieces of information provided above came from a variety of resources which were re-written only to fit this blog posting.
