Now, Is that Circumhorizontal Arc!?

Did you just read Circumhorizontal Arc in the title and wonder what on earth it was? Maybe you’ll get some answers, here. πŸ™‚ I had never seen anything like...
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circumhorizontal-arc

Did you just read Circumhorizontal Arc in the title and wonder what on earth it was? Maybe you’ll get some answers, here. πŸ™‚

I had never seen anything like this; at least not until a few months ago. We were driving back to Portland, OR from the Tillamook area when I spotted this fascinating natural phenomenon in the eastern sky.

I would have called this colourful thing in the sky ‘a rainbow of some sort’ if I hadn’t come across a picture on GMA in the week that followed. A question was posed to the viewers as to what that was, and I soon had a name for this vibrant sight I had seen only a few days prior to that.
Circumhorizontal Arc.

Quite a colourful piece of information, that. πŸ™‚

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Found in Oregon

I tried to do some extra reading on it but found some confusing information on it too. So I’m not talking about it and adding to the confusion. One thing I’m sure of is that these clouds or the color on the clouds are formed because of the ice crystals up there acting as prisms.

Have you seen a Circumhorizontal Arc or anything like it? Would you know anything more about clouds like this? Do feel free to share it in the comments.

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26 Comments on this post.
  • Arti
    5 September 2014 at 3:17 am
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    Such a fascinating phenomena of nature, splendid colors!

    • dNambiar
      5 September 2014 at 10:46 am
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      It is. For a moment, I wasn't sure I was really seeing those colours. πŸ˜€
      Splendid indeed.

      Thank you Arti. πŸ™‚

  • Indrani
    5 September 2014 at 4:23 am
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    New to me.
    I hope to spot something like this soon. The skies are cloudy enough.

    • dNambiar
      5 September 2014 at 10:47 am
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      I wish that wish for you. πŸ™‚
      Isn't it something?! πŸ™‚

  • Krishna/കࡃഷࡍണ
    5 September 2014 at 4:39 am
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    Extraordinary…

    thanks

    • dNambiar
      5 September 2014 at 10:48 am
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      That's what I thought too.
      So glad I got to see it. πŸ™‚

      Welcome, Krishna. And Thank you. πŸ™‚

  • R Niranjan Das
    5 September 2014 at 5:52 am
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    Wow!! Never seen or heard of it earlier. This would have stunned you for a while.

    • dNambiar
      5 September 2014 at 10:50 am
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      I was in complete awe.
      Never expected to see something like that. I guess I was at the right place at the right time, although, I only got to take those pics from a moving car.

      Happy weekend, Niranjan. And hey, Onashamsagal!

  • rupam sarma
    5 September 2014 at 10:24 am
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    Truly Amazing

    • dNambiar
      5 September 2014 at 10:53 am
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      Isn't it?! πŸ™‚

  • umashankar
    7 September 2014 at 2:36 pm
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    That is a rainbow for sure, trying to imitate Aurora Borealis!

    • dNambiar
      9 September 2014 at 12:40 pm
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      Definitely there was 'splitting of light' there, but it wasn't much of a bow, USP. It was just spread over a larger area and wasn't as well-defined as a rainbow generally is. And it wasn't moving like the Aurora Borealis.
      To me it looked like clouds that had turned colourful. When I tried doing some homework on it, I came across terms: 'rainbow clouds,' and 'fire rainbows; and those sounded like a good names for this colourful thing.
      I hear this happens when ice crystal play prism (as opposed to water droplets as in the case of rainbows).

  • Rahul Bhatia
    8 September 2014 at 8:06 am
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    Rainbows never fail to fascinate and double rainbow is a bonanza!

    • dNambiar
      9 September 2014 at 12:42 pm
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      and something like this…? πŸ™‚

  • Lmkazmierczak
    8 September 2014 at 6:34 pm
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    • dNambiar
      10 September 2014 at 10:02 am
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      Luckily I happened to be there at the right time. πŸ™‚
      Welcome here, Laurie. πŸ™‚

  • Felicia
    9 September 2014 at 12:35 am
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    I've never seen one, its beautiful.

    • dNambiar
      10 September 2014 at 10:03 am
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      Now you have. πŸ˜‰
      I hope you get to see one soon, Felicia.
      It is. πŸ™‚
      Thank you for visiting.

  • Annemor
    10 September 2014 at 11:34 am
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    Yes I have πŸ™‚ Not often, but this year twice over a nearby island.
    Lovely photos.
    Have a nice day.
    Mormor

    • dNambiar
      11 September 2014 at 4:21 am
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      Twice this year? Lucky you! πŸ™‚
      I'm guessing it's not exactly a rare thing in the Norwegian skies.
      Thank you, Mormor. You have a nice day too.

  • AmitAag
    11 September 2014 at 6:48 am
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    Without getting into the science, logics and reasons I'd say it's awesome!

    • dNambiar
      12 September 2014 at 12:28 pm
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      It sure is, Amit.
      I wish I had better pics; these were from a moving car. I'm not sure I'd get to see a similar sight again.

  • Su-sieee! Mac
    14 September 2014 at 10:06 pm
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    I'll probably not remember the term, but I'll know at least there is one for this wonderful phenomena. I saw this every so often many years ago when I used to commute over the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.

    • dNambiar
      16 September 2014 at 12:27 pm
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      πŸ˜€
      You did? Wow! I never got to see one in California, so I thought it was only seen further up north.
      Thank you Su-sieee πŸ™‚

  • Rachna
    15 September 2014 at 5:20 am
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    I have never either. Wow!

    • dNambiar
      16 September 2014 at 12:29 pm
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      Right?
      I was a little wonder-struck, really. πŸ˜€

      Thank you, Rachna.

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