Rainbow After The Shower

A vivid rainbow spans the eastern sky after a brief but intense shower just after 5:00 PM on Thursday, August 14, 2008. The spectacle was viewed from the parking lot at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rainbows mainly form from isolated rain showers separated by reasonably large clear areas. The splash of color is created from light entering a raindrop and being refracted into its component colors.