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Iridescence
Rainbows in the Clouds

Iridescence forms when sunlight (or moonlight) refracts off ice crystals/water droplets in a cloud. The light then scatters much like a rainbow in the cloud, coloring the cloud. It is somewhat similar to a corona, but doesn't occur in a disk around the sun.

 

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