Grit on Instagram: "This scene shows cloud iridescence, a rare phenomenon where sunlight hits tiny water droplets or ice crystals and creates rainbow-like colors across the sky. During sunrise or sunset, the low sun allows light to pass through these particles at perfect angles. This diffraction separates the colors, forming the glowing, multicolored clouds. The deep golden tones near the horizon come from Rayleigh scattering, which removes blue light and leaves warm reds and oranges. The shimme

Explainer Zone™ on Instagram: "This breathtaking scene captures a rare atmospheric phenomenon called cloud iridescence, which occurs when sunlight interacts with tiny, uniformly sized water droplets or ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. As the sun sits low during sunrise or sunset, its light passes through these particles at just the right angles, causing diffraction that separates the light into vibrant rainbow-like colors spread across the clouds. The golden sunlight near the horizon result