2022 November 27 - Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2022-11-27

In today's image, we see at least five supernumerary rainbows in the image. These are causes when identically sized water droplets, less than a millimeter in size not only reflect light, but also cause interference between the light waves. This is something that can only happen if light behaves like a wave. 

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