During such good visibility conditions, the larger but fainter secondary rainbow is often visible.
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Theoderic went further and also explained the secondary rainbow.
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Theodoric of Freiberg is known to have given an accurate theoretical explanation of both the primary and secondary rainbows in 1307.
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Light rays on a scenic tour that reflect twice off the backs of raindrops can become part of a secondary rainbow, a fainter, inverted-colored version of the primary bow.
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While " hongni " y??means " primary and secondary rainbows; rainbows ", " nihong " �y?is a loanword from English neon in expressions like " nihongdeng " �y��q " neon light ", compare the chemical loanword " nai " meteorological terminology.
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:And furthering StuRat's point, you can see a fuly circular rainbow if you're willing to stand on a ladder while spraying downwards with a garden hose .; the ( primary ) rainbow always occurs at a certain angle from the sun ( and the secondary rainbow, if present, always occurs at another, different angle ).
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He explained the primary rainbow, noting that " when sunlight falls on individual drops of moisture, the rays undergo two refractions ( upon ingress and egress ) and one reflection ( at the back of the drop ) before transmission into the eye of the observer . " He explained the secondary rainbow through a similar analysis involving two refractions and two reflections.