☁️ Pileus Clouds ☁️
An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China
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 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.
Same sighting from another view
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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.
Image Credit & Copyright: Jiaqi Sun (å™å˜‰çªï¼‰
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my FIRST EVER capture of an iridescent pileus cloud! plus the first time I’d actually seen one myself 🤩🤩🤩
bonus rainbow as the storm was passing!
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A “Rainbow Scarf” pileus cloud appeared over Haikou city in China.
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Pileus and iridescent cloud over Singapore
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tip jar // commissions // prints // shirts and stuff
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🌈Pileus☁️
Cloud iridescence is a colorful optical phenomenon that occurs in a cloud and appears in the general proximity of the Sun or Moon.
Time: 2022.08.16
Location: Pu 'er City, Yunnan Province, China
Photographer: JiaQi Sun(孫嘉琪)
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tfw ur sister is also named Rainbow
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I am absolutely in love with making lil backstory comics for these guys
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Pileus Cap - cg photography
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