These special clouds are known as polar stratospheric clouds, and they can only form under special conditions. 9News
The giant rose-coloured cloud appeared over Bursa in the country's north west last Thursday January 19, the Reuters news agency reports.They are usually found at height of 2000m to 5000m.The colours of the cloud changed as it moved around the sun.Days after Christmas, a rare circumhorizontal arc formed over Wellington, on New Zealand's North Island.
A halo forms when sunlight enters the horizontally-oriented crystals.Luckily this circumhorizontal arc was immortalised by some eagle-eyed residents. Karaka Bay resident Nick Tyler happened to look up at the right moment to see the short-lived "cloud-bow" formation.And Stephanie Turgoose was enjoying a cup of tea on her friend's balcony in Karaka Bay when she noticed the "horizontal rainbow".
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