Going out into the street, the inhabitants of South Carolina saw this rarest phenomenon in the sky!

Residents of Palm Island in South Carolina were amazed at what they saw in the sky a few days ago. They were fortunate enough to watch the “rainbow of fire” - a swirling colorful cloud that appeared above their heads and lasted about an hour there. The scientific term describing this phenomenon sounds like a "round-horizontal arc." It appears at high altitudes in cirrus clouds, which are composed of tiny ice crystals.

“In order to reproduce the colors of the rainbow, the rays of the sun must pass through the ice crystals at a special angle when the effect of refraction and decomposition of light on the spectrum is created, as when passing through a prism,” says meteorologist Justin Locke. In addition, the sun should be at least 58 degrees above the horizon.

Residents of South Carolina were surprised at what they saw a few days ago.

As it turned out, it was a "fiery rainbow", or a "round-horizontal arc."

"They are found only at high altitudes in cirrus clouds consisting of tiny ice crystals," explained meteorologist Justin Locke.

"In order to reproduce the colors of the rainbow, the rays of the sun must pass through the ice crystals at a special angle when the effect of refraction and decomposition of light on the spectrum is created, as when passing through a prism."

The sun should be at least 58 degrees above the horizon.

Watch the video: Rare Phenomenon 'Fire Rainbow' Makes Sky Look Like Burning (May 2024).