‘Fire rainbow’ stunned people when it appeared in the sky above Singapore
Pet stylist Bernard Ong, who recorded a clip of the weather phenomenon, said: ‘I have never seen such a beautiful Mother Nature before. This was totally something amazing. Someone said it looks like a UFO, too.’
Caused by light bursting through cirrus clouds at high altitude, circumhorizon arcs (to give their official title) can only happen when the sun is at least 58 degrees high. That means they are more likely to be seen near the equator or in the height of summer.
People who spotted it above North-East District, Singapore, were amazed to see the stunning colours lasting for around 15 minutes, and it was described as looking like a portal to another world.
Onlooker Natalie Claudia Wong, 23, said: ”I was walking towards my bus stop when I found myself in awe of this beautiful cloud and the myriad of colours that were bursting out of it.
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/21/people-are-loving-this-gorgeous-rare-fire-rainbow-6462702/#mv-b
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