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It is the refraction of light off of water vapor. It breaks white light down into all the visible spectrums of light. That's why it happens most ofter after it rains. As a good example, think of.... cutting a rectangular slice of onion, then peeling it. It curves because of the curvature of the earth's atmosphere.
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Reflection of sun light shining through a mist of water.
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Aside from the scientic explanation, God put it there as a reminder that He would never judge the world with water again, as He did with the Noahic deluge, but with fire the next time.
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Scientifically, it is the result of light shining through a mist of water, breaking it into it's color components. Biblically, it was a sign of God's covenant that he would never destroy all of mankind again with flood as he did in Noah's time. Genesis 9:8-17
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... prismatic diffraction ... ... light gets split by water in the air ...
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A rainbow is not an actual formation, it is simply a reflection of the sun on the water vapor in the air.
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