Ice crystals form interesting light patterns in the sky, seen from Park City on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. ... Rainbow is a misnomer since these optical effects are made of ice.

Sundogs are formed when light passes through hexagonal plate crystals of ice, suspended in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds located at altitudes of around 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) and higher, up to ...

Since this layer of the atmosphere is very dry, ice crystals only form when temperatures are below -81C - a rare occurrence in the Arctic. PSCs occur higher up than regular clouds, at altitudes of ...

Sub-zero morning lows Tuesday weren't enough to prevent some across West Michigan in venturing outdoors to capture some spectacular shots of a sun dog rainbow. Skip to Article Set weather ...

Seven weird weather phenomenons spotted in 2018 01:35. A stunning weather phenomenon was spotted over parts of Virginia this week – a so-called "rainbow cloud," which looks like a bright prism ...

Rainbow swamps occur throughout southern US states, overlapping with the range of bald cypress trees. Tallahassee, Florida, for example, is home to a flooded forest that lights up like a disco ...

Ice crystals act as the prism and create the colors. Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag Circumhorizontal arcs have been previously seen across the U.S. but are more common in the ...