Iridescent cloud

    UPDATE:
    This picture is the Astronomy Picture of The Day for November 25, 2007

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      Jesse Varner added this photo to his favorites. (55 months ago)

    2. Jesse Varner (55 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Great shot -- I missed this today (stuck in my windowless office...)

      This known as iridesence. Here's a page about iridescent clouds: www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm

    3. Patricia Jayne (55 months ago | reply)

      If I could speak I might say something but I really would rather sign how I
      feel.

    4. On2^Space (55 months ago | reply)

      Wow!

    5. jaovandelagemaat (55 months ago | reply)

      Cool!

    6. lennie_stovel (55 months ago | reply)

      congratulations on having your neat picture on Astronomy Picture of the Day.

    7. august allen (55 months ago | reply)

      Thanks!

    8. thebadastronomer (55 months ago | reply)

      Great shot! I saw these same clouds (I live in Boulder too) and wrote it up on my blog:

      www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/11/26/izod-c louds/

    9. yanosso (55 months ago | reply)


      I am a Member of The Weather Photography Group, Great Photo!! If you haven't done so, please add your photo to :
      Weather Photography
      Please tag your photo: WeatherPhotography

    10. jaxlass (55 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for adding your weather photo to our pool at Weather Photography.

    11. ★

      Patricia Jayne and gainesp2003 added this photo to their favorites.

    12. gainesp2003 (49 months ago | reply)

      Amazing shot! I see some colorful linings on thin clouds from time to time but never anything this dramatic! Nicely done, and congrats on the Astronomy pic of the day!

    13. ★

      erindipity. added this photo to her favorites. (47 months ago)

    14. Rky Mtn Srfr (Eddie Clark) (47 months ago | reply)

      Very cool capture.

    15. truan (45 months ago | reply)

      I love these. Excellent capture.

    16. ★

      Andreas*D added this photo to his favorites. (41 months ago)

    17. nbake777 (38 months ago | reply)

      Congrats on the APOD

    18. ★

      quilime, practically perfect e, and robert scott bolling added this photo to their favorites.

    Want to format your comment?
    keyboard shortcuts: ← previous photo → next photo L view in light box F favorite < scroll film strip left > scroll film strip right ? show all shortcuts