While outside in the sprinkler my seven year old daughter noticed the clouds. I was surprised to see the effect, and could not explain it to myself when there was no rain in the area.
Explain this Steve Pool
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Rainbow Clouds
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says ... on Friday, Jul 10 at 11:21 AM
Its a circumhorizontal arc. The phenomenon occurs only when the sun is high in the sky, and the hexagonal ice crystals that make up high-altitude cirrus clouds must be shaped like thick plates with their faces parallel to the ground. So only summer.
says ... on Thursday, Jul 9 at 4:29 PM
how about water from the sprinkler
says ... on Tuesday, Jul 7 at 7:51 AM
frozen water vapor..., ice crystals
says ... on Sunday, Jul 5 at 3:51 PM
Beautiful clouds, i've seen some like them before. I found out that they are called, Iridescent Clouds.
says ... on Sunday, Jul 5 at 1:15 AM
yet another instance where man messing with nature creates odd happenings. search chemtrails. that is not a natural cloud.
says ... on Friday, Jul 3 at 5:12 PM
The cloud is made of water vapor, add sunlight at just the right angle and you have a rainbow
says ... on Thursday, Jul 2 at 10:13 PM
Beautiful picture, glad you were around to take it!
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