Rare Iridescent Cloud Formation Stuns Skywatchers in Iceland

RARE IRIDESCENT CLOUD FORMATION STUNS SKYWATCHERS IN ICELAND
WITH VID

BY JAIANSH SHARMA

Check out this breathtaking moment a rare lenticular cloud begins glowing with vibrant rainbow colours above the Icelandic countryside.

Captured by Andreea Mercurean in Kjósarhreppur, Iceland, the footage shows an unusual cloud formation transforming into a spectacular display of colour.

The video reveals a massive lenticular cloud often described as one of the strangest-looking cloud types in the sky hovering above the landscape as its edges suddenly begin to shimmer with pinks, greens, blues, and other rainbow hues.

The phenomenon, known as cloud iridescence, occurs when sunlight interacts with tiny water droplets or ice crystals within the cloud, creating vivid bands of colour.

Filmed while relaxing with friends at a summer house, the witness said the display stopped everyone in their tracks as the colours spread across the cloud's edge.

Andreea said: “The sky in Iceland is always full of surprises, but this completely stopped me. It was one of the most incredible moments I have witnessed here.”

Viewers were amazed by the rare phenomenon in the comments.

One wrote: “Omg. Imagine if you could fly up there and have a look.”

Another added: “I still haven’t seen these yet! Only a tiny bit but this is spectacular.”

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