An Iridescent Pileus Cloud over China - Astronomy Picture of the Day

[Ptah]

Yes, but how many dark clouds have a multicolored lining? 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.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220906.html

[brer cat]

1. That is very cool.

Thanks for posting, Ptah.

[Demovictory9]

2. Wow..pretty

[LittleGirl]

3. I've never seen anything like this

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

[burrowowl]

4. Pretty cloud!

[underpants]

5. Incredible

[lindalou65]

6. Cloud

That is really amazing and beautiful! Thanks for posting!

[Hekate]

7. Astonishing