A photographer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, captured clouds putting on a show Sunday, August 9. Greg Scott, a launch photographer for NASA and Space Force, witnessed the rare phenomenon of rainbow-colored clouds beyond a brewing squall. “I was out shooting the incoming storms when I spotted the cloud iridescence,” Scott told The Epoch Times. He captured several shots of the iridescent clouds, thin ribbons of color hanging above the storm, and later posted them on Twitter. According to News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges, the phenomenon, known as cloud iridescence, is rare, Click Orlando.com reported. “Several factors need to be in place in order for this to happen,” he said. “The recipe for iridescence: very thin clouds with lots of water droplets that happen to be the same size. Then the sun’s rays must pass through only a few droplets at a time. This usually happens as clouds are just developing. …
Photographer Captures Stunning Rainbow-Colored ‘Cloud Iridescence’ Over Storm in Cape Canaveral
August 14, 2021
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