In a primary rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. However, the observer normally sees only an arc formed by illuminated droplets above the ground, and centered on a line from the Sun to the observer's eye. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the Sun. The rainbow takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. It is caused by refraction, internal reflection and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a continuous spectrum of light appearing in the sky. The shadow of the photographer's head on the bottom marks the centre of the rainbow circle ( antisolar point).Ī rainbow is an optical phenomenon that can occur under certain meteorological conditions. The rainbow crosswalk at the corner of Wellington and Dickson streets in Cambridge is seen on May 18, 2023.Double rainbow and supernumerary rainbows on the inside of the primary arc. “The intersection at Dickson Street and Wellington Street was chosen in part for its visibility in downtown Cambridge and proximity to City Hall, incorporating inclusive values into our civic spaces.”īy Thursday morning, the rainbow crosswalk had been restored. “Extensive public consultation took place to better understand the community’s collective vision and determine the most appropriate location for the rainbow crosswalk,” the city said at the time. “We look forward to refreshing our rainbow crosswalk as our continued show of support and acceptance for the LGBTQIA+ community in time for Pride Month in June,” the city said in a tweet on Wednesday.Īccording to the city, the crosswalk was painted in November of 2020. Regardless of responsibility, we are deeply sorry that this has occurred.” On Wednesday afternoon, the City of Cambridge said in part: “This situation came as a surprise to both staff and Council and is in no way reflective of how the City feels about the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Certainly, it was completely unintentional but we do feel a bit of the pain and I think it’s up to us and the onus is on us and staff to ensure that we get this rectified as soon as possible,” Bromberg said. “Certainly again I’d like to reiterate – because I think myself and staff certainly want to apologize to our community for any hurt that we may have caused. The city said the contractor will cover all costs related towards bringing back the rainbow crosswalk as it once was. The painting over happened the night before the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. It certainly is no reflection of how the team or the city here feels and we’re working hard with the contractor to rectify this to our 2SLGBTQ+ community.” “Certainly what I think is really important here is that I want to apologize to our community for any hurt that we may have caused. Unfortunately, as our staff were reviewing some of the work that went on last night in terms of line painting and road painting they came across where the contractor had inadvertently covered our rainbow crosswalk,” Hardy Bromberg, City of Cambridge deputy city manager of community development said. “Certainly it took staff and council by surprise this morning. The City of Cambridge says a rainbow crosswalk at Wellington and Dickson streets was painted over in error.Īccording to the City of Cambridge, the crosswalk – which is seen as a show of support for LGBTQ2S+ people – was painted over by an external contractor in error, and work would begin to restore the rainbow crosswalk Wednesday night.
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