Rainbow clouds are made of tiny ice crystals, and if the cloud is at the right angle to the sun, the crystals will refract the sunlight (much like a prism) into the colors of the rainbow. So it's very similar to a regular rainbow when it's raining, only a little more rare.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
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19 comments:
sooooo very, very pretty!
How Glorious He makes things!
*Happy weekend to you*
~Maria
Delicious image.
This sky has done its own editing :-)
So beautiful!
Happy sky watching!
Liz @ A Simple Life
Oh, what a terrific capture! Love those soft colors! Happy SWF! Have a wonderful weekend, Sarah!
Sylvia
Beautiful whisper of a rainbow!
http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2011/07/sky-friday.html
Delightful photo. Congratulations on capturing a shot of the rainbow cloud.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
Not only is it a rainbow, but it's dancing as well!
PLANETS HURTLING THROUGH THE SKY
Planets hurtling through the sky,
Can you tell me one thing: Why
Are you intent on fleeing
Far from human sight and seeing?
© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher
Sky Over Zacatecas
That is so pretty!
OH! This is amazing! What a capture!!
Is that what they call a 'sundog'?
Beautiful -- wonderful catch!
Aren't these called sundogs?
Love it.
nice shot
happy SWF
Jidhu Jose Photography
My Skywatch
I've never seen such marvelous thing till I landed here.
That is a very beautiful sun-dog! We see then very seldom here. Great catch.
What a pretty cloud, great sighting. Happy skywatching and have a great weekend!
Fantastic! I saw one of these once, in Mississippi of all places, as I was driving west on I-20. It lasted for quite a few miles, way up high.
I didn't know about such clouds. It is like a delicate sea creature. I like such 'empty' photos too.
Lucy
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