Rainbow clouds

[Ceph]

Today I saw a bird high up in the sky, thought at first that it might be that Golden Eagle visting again.
Went out on the balcony with my camera in hope of getting a pic on the bird, but no it was gone, intstead
I happened to place my eyes on some clouds and my visit on the cold balcony was not in vane, thank you bird.
This event happened between 16:30-17:30.

I have never seen such clouds before and don't know what they are called.

Hope it is OK to place the images here.

Camera Canon 70D, lens EFS 18-135mm

[Craney]

Looks like iridescent clouds.  Quite a few causes.

They do look rather spectacular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence

 

Sean.

 

[MarkAR]

Lovely images, not seen them before.

[Chefgage]

They look good don't they. I saw some about three years ago.

[skybadger]

Because those last ones are  centered around the sun, they are more rainbow arcs than iridescent clouds, which have different causes but are no less pretty and infrequent

[tingting44]

The words oh wow just come out my mouth seeing your images, they are breathtaking and I have never seen anything like this, very nicely captured my friend! 

[Gina]

Never seen anything like that - lovely!

[Ceph]

On 14/04/2020 at 23:02, Craney said:

Looks like iridescent clouds.  Quite a few causes.

They do look rather spectacular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_iridescence

 

Sean.

 

Ahh. Yes there they are. It seems like the main reason for this phenomenom is that the size of the waterdrops are the same in the clouds.

Thanks Sean

/Jimmy

[Ceph]

On 15/04/2020 at 00:02, MarkAR said:

Lovely images, not seen them before.

Thanks :) Yes they are a spectacular sight in the sky. I wonders how many times I have missed them as the time window is rather short and if you dont look that way...

 

[Ceph]

22 hours ago, Chefgage said:

They look good don't they. I saw some about three years ago.

 

Very! During one hour the display was on, I think I got the best pics under the second half.
It truly was a privilege to have witness this kind event.

[Ceph]

15 hours ago, skybadger said:

Because those last ones are  centered around the sun, they are more rainbow arcs than iridescent clouds, which have different causes but are no less pretty and infrequent

So there are even more types?
I captured a sundog and a Circumzenithal arc a couple of years ago. The seemed to be rather far away from the sun.

Thanks for the info

[Ceph]

14 hours ago, tingting44 said:

The words oh wow just come out my mouth seeing your images, they are breathtaking and I have never seen anything like this, very nicely captured my friend! 

Thanks Martin

I am just so happy that this bird made me go out. The time window is not that long, and you have to look towards the sun, it took me 60 years to see it.
 

[Ceph]

14 hours ago, Gina said:

Never seen anything like that - lovely!

Some pictures ended up in some newspaper and Television yesterday so they are obviously a rare thing. It was pure luck, but then how many times have you not said when you see something

spectacular "Why did I not have my camera here!" and the moment is gone :)

Thank you Gina

/Jimmy