Alert — and uncertain — “06880” reader Lara Willis just sent this photo:
She took it at 12:10 this afternoon, in the parking lot behind Trader Joe’s.
Five minutes later, it was gone.
She’s pretty sure it’s not a rainbow. Hey: It didn’t rain.
If you know what this was, click “Comments” below.
If you just think it looks gorgeous, click “Comments” too.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumzenithal_arc
Beautiful!
I see I’m wrong, but I think that alanthamilton below is correct – circumhorizontal arc
It’s called Cloud Iridescence. Water or ice particles refract in the clouds and cause it. Cool stuff……
High altitude ice crystals turning sunlight into a prism.
It’s gorgeous!
So cool. I believe it may be Cloud Iridescence?
Here’s more information and pics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence
I think it’s a circumhorizontal arc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc
Announced yesterday: Space Force One
Kim, Putin, Dutuerte, Shih, Pence on board. Oh, Melania.
Bwhahahaha!
Hahahahaha! The Army of Stupid!
It’s also known as a Sundog
No. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
Learned a lot today, I thought it was God smiling.
I think it was…typical Feliciano response. (!!!)
love your comment – it is in the shape of a “fish” gliding through the universe
WOW!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing! It made my day brighter. Just beautiful!
Photoshop
Not! Beautiful sign of the times!
It is like a rainbow , caused by stratospheric ice crystals in the cloud that act like prisms,
I should say that it is a Stratus cloud containing ice crystals.
Stuff that was taught when I went to school many years ago.
Nowadays it can
be described as kinda like when some water spills on the screen of your phone and it makes pretty colors and you have to get off Facebook for 30 seconds and your life is ruined….kinda!
Northern lights perhaps?
Although it wouldn’t make sense…
Ahhh just read previous comments and they make more sense;)
But it beautiful nonetheless!!!
World Refugee Day.
Irridescent clouds… ice in the atmosphere I think. Gorgeous… great shot by Lara.
Is that what pilots call a Glory? My father used to see it very occasionally when he had his plane.
Whatever the “non-rainbow” is named, the photo should be on the cover of a Westport calendar.
It is obviously in honor of LGBTQ pride month
Stunning photo, Lara!! 🙂
Being positive in these dark, dreadful times. An omen that better days are coming.
Think it’s a reflection of the ice crystals ina renticular cloud
We always called these sun dogs…don’t know why….
..beginning of a Rod Serling (sp?) edisode… this time let’s be nice to aliens, from space and next door…..
Love your comment, Stephanie!
Bridgeport?
Also known as a fire rainbow…
And the winner is circumhorizontal arc!
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140524.html
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/06/21/fire-rainbows-clouds-formed-circumhorizontal-arc-new-hampshire/
It’s called a sunbow.
it looks like a large sun dog!