Tuesday 3 September 2013

Iridescent Clouds


Cloud Iridescence
'Iridescent Clouds' are a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or ice crystals individually scattering sunlight to reveal its constituent colours.  Larger crystals create haloes around the Sun or Moon.
I just looked up and noticed this effect before it quickly faded away. Luckily I had my Lumix compact camera to hand!

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