RainbowSpec
All about rainbows, color, and light!
Notice! This site has moved hosts and can be found at rainbowspec.observer! These neocities pages will remain up, but will not be updated. I transfered hosting from Neocities to Nekoweb due to Nekoweb recently adding SSI support, which allows me to insert an HTML snippet for my sidebar into my pages, without javascript. (I used JS and now SSIs so I can update only one file with my page links, rather than manually updating the links on every single page).
An indepth, yet beginner friendly exploration on how rainbows and related phenomenon work!
Recommended first page: The Visible Spectrum
Visible Spectrum
Refraction and Prisms
Color of Objects
Primary Colors
The Rainbow
Secondary Rainbows
Reflection Rainbows
Split Rainbows
Supernumerary Rainbows
Fogbows
Corona
Glories
Thin Film Interference
Stared (★) pages contain information important for understanding other pages.
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
- Home (you're here!)
- About and Contact
Core Concepts
stars (★) mark important topicsOther
- Thin Film Interference
- Diffraction Gratings
Rainbows
- Primary Rainbows
- Secondary Rainbows
- Reflection Rainbows
- Split Rainbows
- Supernumerary Rainbows
- Fogbows and Cloudbows
Droplets and Crystals
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