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staceythinx:

Gorgeous photography by Michael Menefee

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From I Fucking Love Science:

This absolutely amazing image shows a rainbow cloud above Mt Everest. The rainbow effect is created when tiny ice crystals in the water vapor of the clouds reflect the sunlight. The sight is rare and has only ever been photographed a couple of times.

Image credit: Oleg Bartunov

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nevver:

Pictures of the Year 2012, Best of Nature

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wasbella102:

Stark contrasts and so beautiful!

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orientaltiger:

Rare Fire Rainbows: It looks like a rainbow on fire but these circumhorizontal arcs aren’t rainbows. They are caused by light passing through high-altitude cirrus clouds. The sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees and have just enough crystals in order to form in the sky.

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