Iridescent Clouds
Taken by Noeleen Lowndes on May 14, 2020 @
Southport Qld Australia
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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II
Exposure Time: 1/1250
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 125
Date Taken: 2020:05:17 22:19:45
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I was on my way home when I saw these amazing coloured iridescent clouds in the sky and just had to stop the car to take some photos. The clouds were very dramatic with some remarkable shapes, including one that looked like it was breaking free to fly across the sky…with some of our home restrictions being lifted that’s exactly the way I’m feeling too ☺
Cloud iridescence is an optical phenomenon caused by sunlight scattering through the small ice crystals in the clouds; you can also see the Sun in both of the images that is the source of this beautiful display.
The images were taken with a Canon G7X Mark11 camera on manual focus, both with ISO125 and exposures of 1/1250th second & 1/1000th second.
To find out more please go to Atmospheric Optics website by Les Cowley at:
https://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/irid1.htm
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