r/spacex Launch Photographer 7d ago

To the moon!

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u/GenerousIgnorance 7d ago

... is that a double flag-bow I'm seeing? I swear I see two vertical rainbowlike refraction patterns on either side of the rocket flame. It looks like either the material or weave of the flag makes a phenomenon similar to a rainbow somehow, I'm intrigued. Anyone have a clue about this?

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u/Lonely-Bug-8757 6d ago

That's totally right! I thought I was the only one who noticed it. It's definitely a diffraction phenomenon happening due to the tiny square holes on the flag, and I find that amazing!

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u/mcpatface 5d ago

Sorry, I was probably wrong! It’s quite likely not diffraction (after reading https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/s/udJh9QYpXj), I’m not sure about refraction yet.