How are rainbows formed?
When light shines through droplets of water the light is refracted (change in direction of the light wave) into many colors. Rainbows usually take the form of an arch. Humans can only see part of the color spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, but there are also colors that we cannot see like ultra-violet and infra-red.
Science can be beautiful.
Doing Science as the sun comes up over the barrier reef.
This is a photograph of scientists doing an ecological survey (to see if it was healthy!) of the barrier reef in Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Low tide was at 6 am! So we had to get there early, but the view was amazing!
Science can be magical...
The Forest in Mo'orea has lots of places to explore and use your imagination.
Rainbow Brite, a character from my childhood that has always been something that brought a smile to my face and might have even been one of my original influences for loving rainbows so much.
Other rainbows in science:
This is a deep sea jellyfish that reflects light in a rainbow pattern! This could possibly be a defense mechanism or maybe an attractor for food, what do you think?
Have you seen a jelly fish?? Where?? When?? Click here to participate in Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Project headed by Steve Haddock, a marine researcher who and gave a talk and presentation at the Gump Station where I was doing research in Mo'orea, French Polynesia.
Check out this link to read more about this jelly fish!
