Rainbows 101

As kids run through their summer sprinklers in an effort to defeat the heat of the dog days of summer, parents sometimes see a rainbow of color as they watch the children play. Rainbows come in all sorts of shapes and can be seen in the smallest sprinkles of water. Rainbows can even be seen and photographed from space. If you know how to position yourself, the sun, and some water, you can create lots of rainbows in the backyard. Read more on how to create backyard rainbows by learning how rainbows form.