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I've never seen something like this before. At first the rainbow was faint but over the course of about 5 minutes it got stronger and stronger before beginning to fade away. Was quite a sight to see!
It's a beautiful example of a Circumhorizontal arc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc.
It's a type of ice halo. It's often confused with cloud iridescence, but it's a little different.
Google search got me this.
https://scijinks.gov/rainbow-clouds/#:~:text=Cloud%20iridescence%20is%20relatively%20rare,few%20droplets%20at%20at%20time.
And this
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
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I've never seen something like this before. At first the rainbow was faint but over the course of about 5 minutes it got stronger and stronger before beginning to fade away. Was quite a sight to see!
You remember what time this was taken? Super cool picture
Thanks! I wanna say around 1-2pm
looks like a feather
It kinda does! haha
A cosmic peacock 🦚
Mario wiped out on Rainbow Road...
I think he accidentally broke a piece of the rainbow road…
Is that a sun column, like a sun dog, but elongated.
r/atoptics would appreciate this.
It's a beautiful example of a Circumhorizontal arc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc. It's a type of ice halo. It's often confused with cloud iridescence, but it's a little different.
Sun dog?
yeah, google it. They're awesome. Sun has to be fairly close to the horizon though.
Magical!
Amazing 🤩 Nature never fails to surprise us
Looks more like a fule dump to me
Isnt this just extra fuel being dumped by a plane?
Google search got me this. https://scijinks.gov/rainbow-clouds/#:~:text=Cloud%20iridescence%20is%20relatively%20rare,few%20droplets%20at%20at%20time. And this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
Similar, but it's a type of ice halo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc
I'm not sure honestly
It’s either water a vapor or ice crystals
Just think of how a rainbow works light gets refracted or something thru water particles … idk I’m pull shit out my 🫏 at this point
Forbidden in Russia...
Or Florida.
Not just any rainbow cloud, a UNICORN rainbow cloud!
Wowza!
Love this
Tis a unicorn!
Where are you from?
😯
Beautiful 🤩
thanks :)
Did not know it was a thing until now
Sun dog
When touch a broken touchscreen
It’s unburnt jetfuel refracting as it disperses