OlyShipp

By OlyShipp

Not a rainbow

Spotted above Hinksy pool this evening - apparently it's a circumzenithal arc, "an optical phenomenon similar in appearance to a rainbow; but it arises from refraction of sunlight through horizontally-oriented ice crystals, generally in cirrus clouds, rather than from raindrops" - lots more detail on Wikipedia if you're interested. Suffice to say, it's not a rainbow!

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