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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAn Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China - Astronomy Picture of the Day
Yes, but how many dark clouds have a multicolored lining? Pictured, behind this darker cloud, is a pileus iridescent cloud, a group of water droplets that have a uniformly similar size and so together diffract different colors of sunlight by different amounts. The featured image was taken last month in Pu'er, Yunnan Province, China. Also captured were unusual cloud ripples above the pileus cloud. The formation of a rare pileus cloud capping a common cumulus cloud is an indication that the lower cloud is expanding upward and might well develop into a storm.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220906.html
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An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China - Astronomy Picture of the Day (Original Post)
Ptah
Sep 2022
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brer cat
(24,523 posts)1. That is very cool.
Thanks for posting, Ptah.
Demovictory9
(32,421 posts)2. Wow..pretty
LittleGirl
(8,279 posts)3. I've never seen anything like this
Wow! Thanks for sharing!
burrowowl
(17,632 posts)4. Pretty cloud!
underpants
(182,603 posts)5. Incredible
That is really amazing and beautiful! Thanks for posting!
Hekate
(90,556 posts)7. Astonishing