Svetlana Kazina is a local photographer who lives with her children in the mountain village of Uznezya in Russia’s Altai Krai region. She often shares breathtaking views of mountains and nature on her social media accounts. Last month Svetlana went to Siberia’s highest peak Belukha mountain where she clicked these beautiful pictures of Iridescent clouds AKA Rainbow Clouds. These are a rare optical phenomenon in which very thin clouds appear in the colours of the rainbow.
Iridescence (Rainbow Clouds) are rare optical phenomenon where clouds appear to be painted in spectral colours of the rainbow.
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This phenomenon occurs due to the refraction of light by the clouds.
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Most often, rainbow clouds appear in the mountains.
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In the mountains, air is free of pollution, so water drops take some time to transform into crystals.
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Clouds are thin and hence they look like lace rather than ordinary clouds.
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These beautiful pictures were clicked in the early morning hours above the highest mountain in Siberia.
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Cloud iridescence is the occurrence of colours in a cloud similar to those seen in rainbows.
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Cloud iridescence is caused by small water droplets or ice crystals of similar size and their cumulative effect is seen as colours.
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Svetlana was clicking picture when she suddenly saw that the clouds drifted in between her camera and the sun and appeared brighter.
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Beautiful picture of iridescent clouds resembling soap bubbles in colours.
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