Rainbows At The End Of The Storm: News 9 Viewers Share Photos

News 9 viewers across the Oklahoma City metro sent in photos and video of a rainbow stretching across the sky after the rain showers Wednesday.

Image Provided By: From Paul Snowden

A rainbow is a multicolored arc made by light striking water droplets.

Image Provided By: Justin Guinn In Edmond/OKC

The most familiar type of rainbow is produced when sunlight strikes raindrops in front of a viewer at a precise angle.

Image Provided By: Tammy Bachman In Edmond

The colors on a primary rainbow are always in order of their wavelength, from longest to shortest: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.

Image Provided By: Cody Lewellyn In Guthrie

Although it's a pretty sight, a rainbow is an optical illusion—it does not actually exist in a specific spot in the sky. The appearance of a rainbow depends on where you're standing and where the sun (or other source of light) is shining, according to CBS News.

Image Provided By: Victor Jimenez

Rainbows are actually full circles, according to National Geographic. The antisolar point is the center of the circle. Viewers in aircraft can sometimes see these circular rainbows.

The video is provided by Jennifer Brown.