Cloud iridescence Cambridgeshire
Cloud iridescence or irisation is a colorful optical phenomenon that occurs in a cloud and appears in the general proximity of the Sun or Moon. Iridescent clouds are a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or small ice crystals individually scattering light.
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Location: Impington Cambridge England UK
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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