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Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Fire rainbow spotted over Idaho... the rarest of earth's natural atmospheric phenomena. The event lasted about an hour.

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The arc isn't a rainbow in the traditional sense—it is caused by light passing through wispy, high-altitude cirrus clouds. The sight occurs only when the sun is very high in the sky (more than 58° above the horizon). What's more, the hexagonal ice crystals that make up cirrus clouds must be shaped like thick plates with their faces parallel to the ground.

This is incredibly rare... I would have loved to have seen it in person. That picture is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

Thanks for sharing that. Very beautiful.

Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :

How cool! That really is gorgeous.

Sidenote - I was amused by this part of the article:

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This particular arc spanned several hundred square miles of sky and lasted for about an hour, according to the London Daily Mail.

That's an interesting place to get your Idaho news. [Razz]

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

*laugh* Indeed!

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

cool! I have a new background for my desktop now =)

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Neato! I want one!

Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :

I could've sworn I've seen something like that before. Since it's incredibly rare, I doubt I'm remembering correctly, but it'd be cool if I am.

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Seen in person or seen a picture of? 'Cause that article's from June, and has been linked here at least twice before. [Smile]

Very pretty, though.

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Oh, oops... I didn't notice how old the article was. I thought it was a more recent thing... my RA from last year e-mailed it to me, but didn't specify on the date. So I just googled it and linked it here.

Posted by libertygirl (Member # 8761) on :

Wow that is beautiful! I don't care if its old, lol. I want one too!

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Hey, it's beautiful, and now more people have seen it. Nothing to apologize for.

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

[Smile]

Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :

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Originally posted by ElJay:
Seen in person or seen a picture of? 'Cause that article's from June, and has been linked here at least twice before. Very pretty, though.

In person. I know it's been linked before and I thought the same thing last time. [Dont Know]

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

My boyfriend saw one of those in Colorado this summer. He has some pictures of it that I'm trying to get him to post.