Rainbow Colored Cloud
"Look a rainbow!" exclaimed the five year-old.
"There can't be a rainbow. There aren't many clouds and no rain around," proclaimed the science teacher.
Shows what I know.
Kara spotted this cloud on Tuesday afternoon while we were in the van. There weren't many clouds around and no rain, but as you can see, it's not your typical rainbow. I've never seen anything like it.
Being the geek I am, I called News8Austin to tell them about it, thinking their cameras would capture it better and the weather guy could explain it. The lady on the phone was nice enough, but didn't quite know what to make of me. :)
As it turns out, our picture isn't that bad. I submitted it online to News8 and we'll keep watching "Weather on the 8's" to see if our picture makes the news. (The girls were thinking they were going to be on the news.)
If News8 doesn't work out, I'll contact one of the other local stations.
In the meantime, have any of you every seen such a thing? (I'm preparing myself for, "Oh, yeah. We see those all the time. That's often how my "new discoveries" go.)
Saw one today in Wilmington, DE. I was lucky enough to share this with another person who was as amazed as I was at this spectacular "vision" of orange-pink and aqua green. Totally surreal!
Posted by: M. L. Jaquette | July 09, 2009 at 10:19 PM
I have the best pics on this cloud. 24 in all. One with a small ball next to it. Also, it shows part of a tree.
Big blue sky with lots of white clouds in it. I took pics till it fade away. I sent my photos to the ufo guys they have not got back to me. pics taken on july 4 2008
at 4th parade.
Posted by: Steven Tenuta | July 05, 2009 at 06:26 PM
I saw this yesterday in Grand Rapids, MI. It was amazing!
Posted by: Heather | March 02, 2009 at 06:50 AM
Our family was traveling through the Mojave Desert on August 29th, when we followed two small clouds with rainbows through them. We thought it was so neat, that my dtr took pics. We also were curious to what caused it!
Posted by: penny | September 04, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Our family was traveling through the Mojave Desert on August 29th, when we followed two small clouds with rainbows through them. We thought it was so neat, that my dtr took pics. We also were curious to what caused it!
Posted by: penny | September 04, 2008 at 10:08 AM
This was on YouTube. 30 minutes before the big earthquake, these rainbow clouds were cought on tape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4
Posted by: Tom | July 20, 2008 at 11:07 AM
This was on YouTube. 30 minutes before the big earthquake, these rainbow clouds were cought on tape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4
Posted by: Tom | July 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM
We viewed a rainbow cloud in Loreto, B. C. S. Mexico August 29th, 2007 5:00 P.M. We would like to find more information as to the why and how these rainbow clouds appear.
Posted by: Sunlover | September 01, 2007 at 12:51 PM
That's so cool, Steph.
Posted by: Lexie | July 30, 2007 at 10:35 PM
i just saw the same thing and took a picture!
it looks exactly the same
i am in pa
Posted by: steph | July 12, 2007 at 12:06 PM
SO KOOL! I have never seen anything like it either! Way to go, Kara, for looking at God's beauty!
Posted by: Rhonda | June 21, 2007 at 11:16 PM
Thanks, Susie. I'll have to look that up. Hooray for you! :)
Posted by: Lexie | June 19, 2007 at 01:01 AM
I saw something similar one evening about an hour before sundown. Mark Murray on KVUE evening weather called it a sun-dog. He had an explanation but I don't recall what it was.
Posted by: Susie | June 16, 2007 at 10:46 PM