Since St. Patty’s Day is right around the corner, let’s talk about double rainbows and Alexander’s Dark Band. First let’s take a look at a rainbow. It’s caused when white light reflects ...

Now popularly known as Alexander’s Dark Band (after Alexander rather than ... because it captured an uncommon occurrence — a “rainbow wheel” or “spoked bow” — one that I have yet ...

Every rainbow is literally in the eye of the ... will look darker than the surrounding areas. This is known as Alexander's Dark Band, named after Alexander of Aphrodisias who first described ...

The first rainbow calculations were carried out ... band between the primary and secondary rainbows, known as “Alexander’s dark band” after Alexander of Aphrodisias, who observed it around ...

We were equally amazed to see a double rainbow companion with Alexander’s dark band in between, as well as at least a first-order supernumerary bow associated with the primary bow, all of which ...

For example, because the center of the arc of the rainbow is opposite the Sun ... to that), and darker between the two (called Alexander’s dark band, due to light from that area being reflected ...

For someone to perceive a rainbow, they must be ... compared to what we are used to. The dark strip of sky between two rainbows is known as Alexander's band, after Alexander of Aphrodisias who ...

The title, Alexander’s Dark Band, is also the term for the dark arch at the center of a double rainbow, and the work in the exhibit looks at the history of painting. From the artist’s ...

You can even see a double rainbow (called the secondary) and Alexander’s dark band, the darker region between the two bows. Too bad she couldn’t get a time lapse of this! But she did point me ...

Everyone loves a rainbow. These bands of colour arching across the sky after a summer shower are one of nature's most beautiful phenomena. But there's more to rainbows than meets the eye.