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Why does the sky underneath a rainbow look darker than the sky above a rainbow?

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Everytime I see a rainbow the sky underneath the spectrum of colours is darker than the sky surrounding the outer side of the rainbow (the red). I just want to know why this is!?

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  1. It's called Alexander's Dark Band. I'm not sure of the exact cause but if you look up that phrase you'll find out.


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