In what order do the colors appear in a rainbow?
In what order do the colors appear in a rainbow?
user
It’s a fairly simple question, but it can depend on what kind of rainbow you’re thinking of. In the most common kind of rainbow that we see when it rains, the order of colors in a rainbow is:
assistant
You made up the second part. The colors always appear in same order according to the color's wavelength. They never change.
user
Oh, are you sure? Is that right? Hmm, I didn’t think so, but that’s interesting. I would have assumed it did, since you can see it if you imagine it, for example in a raindrop. Do you know of any sources that say it’s a different order?
assistant
Yes, circumsolar arc is different from a rainbow. They are completely different things.
user