RainbowSpec

All about rainbows, color, and light!

An indepth, yet beginner friendly exploration on how rainbows and related phenomenon work!

Recommended first page: The Visible Spectrum

Future Topics

  • the 3 cones and color vision (core)
  • sun halos/arcs (atmosp)
  • diffraction gratings
  • photoelasticity
  • how dif colors make the same (core)
  • polarization (core?)

Sitemap

The same links as above, but in categorised lists.

Basic Pages

Core Concepts

stars (★) mark important topics

Other

Recommended Sites!

Site Description
AtOpt - Atmospheric Optics incredible older HTML site about rainbows and ice halos! Large inspiration for this site, which attempts to connect atmospheric rainbows to other manifestations of the visible spectrum.
HueValueChroma - The Dimensions of Colour old site absolutely packed with information on how humans interpret color, covers both scientific theory and artistic applications
Rainbows, Halos, Coronas, and Glories PDF covering the same topics explained by AtOpt, but all in a single PDF
HyperPhysics: Light and Vision old physics HTML site, this section covers many topics relevant to rainbows and the visible spectrum
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color another physics site that has good explainations on related concepts
Physically-Based Simulation of Rainbows Research paper funded by Disney for representing rainbows in their 3D films, but covers incredibly valuable information on the physics behind rainbows
Philip Laven: The optics of a water drop researcher on the physics of rainbows, lots of physics calculations and graphs

Suggested first page: The Visible Spectrum