Sentences with phrase «cloud iridescence»

This phenomenon, called cloud iridescence, displays exquisite pastels that lie outside the familiar rainbow: aquas, maroons, purples, and pinks.

Not exact matches

And I saw the pale iridescence of the moon just barely shimmering through the clouds.

The infrequent clouds that do occur are called nacreous, or mother - of - pearl, clouds because of their striking iridescence, and they appear to be composed of both ice and supercooled water.