{"id":920,"date":"2019-02-07T18:53:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T18:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mrsphysics.co.uk\/blog\/?p=920"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:21:17","slug":"somewhere-in-a-rainbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/02\/07\/somewhere-in-a-rainbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Somewhere in a Rainbow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/512px-Rainbow-diagram-ROYGBIV.svg_-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Lewis and Sandy, who spotted a beautiful, intense, double rainbow from my window during a non-contact period today. Luckily I had a polarising filter to hand and Lewis managed to capture some photos showing rainbows are partially plain polarised. Check out the photos below.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153718-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">the rainbow<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153734-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Rainbow through a polarising filter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190207_153730-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If you rotate the polarising filter most of the rainbow disappears.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a way to spend a non-contact. Thank you! I suggest you keep a bit of polarising filter in your pocket, just in case! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks Lloyd for spotting the missing images!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e1515b0c027eaeaaa7232dae92981146?s=80\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Signature.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5692\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5.602774677084994;width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Signature.png 549w, https:\/\/mrsphysics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Signature-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fixed 2nd April 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to Lewis and Sandy, who spotted a beautiful, intense, double rainbow from my window during a non-contact period today. Luckily I had a polarising filter to hand and Lewis managed to capture some photos showing rainbows are partially plain polarised. Check out the photos below. What a way to spend a non-contact. 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