The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees. So a rainbow can be located at an angle 42 degrees off the axis of the sunlight. That is, the angle between incoming white sunlight and the outgoing rainbow colors is 42 degrees.
Who knew?
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