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Iridescent Altocumulus Translucidus Undulatus

2023-03-16 By Roger Edwards

Iridescent Altocumulus Translucidus Undulatus

Right in my front driveway, one chilly morning, the most amazing display of cloud iridescence I’ve seen breezed by in the mid-troposphere, within a patch of altocumulus translucidus undulatus that was wavy horizontally as well as vertically.  I placed my big ol’ fist before the sun and deliberately underexposed the surrounding blue sky by a few stops, in order to capture the fullest possible beauty and coverage of the dazzling iridescence display that greeted my eyeballs (also using hand to block sun).

Norman OK (28 Feb 23) Looking ESE

Filed Under: Visual Effects Tagged With: altocumulus, altocumulus translucidus, altocumulus undulatus, atmospheric optics, clouds, convection, diffraction, iridescence, Norman, Oklahoma, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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