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atomstargazer: What causes rainbow-colored clouds? Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics
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atomstargazer: What causes rainbow-colored clouds? Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics
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atomstargazer: What causes rainbow-colored clouds? Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics
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atomstargazer: What causes rainbow-colored clouds? Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics
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atomstargazer: What causes rainbow-colored clouds? Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds. Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics
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What causes rainbow-colored clouds?

Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds.


Sky watchers on occasion report seeing colors in the clouds, and sometimes our friends send photos of these rainbow-like clouds. You’ll find some examples below. These colorful clouds are called iridescent clouds, and the phenomenon is called cloud iridescence or irisation. The term comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. When you see a cloud like this, you know there are ice crystals or small water droplets in the air. Larger ice crystals produce solar or lunar halos, but tiny ice crystals or water droplets cause light to be diffracted – spread out – creating this rainbow-like effect in the clouds.

Read more about iridescent clouds on Les Cowley’s great website Atmospheric Optics

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