Strange "rainbow clouds" that look like a colorful portal to another dimension have recently appeared across northern skies. These nacreous clouds, also known as polar stratospheric clouds ...

Some nacreous clouds are wave clouds, which often form near mountain ranges. Related: Spectacular 'rainbow clouds' light up northern skies in a rare skywatching treat (photos) In some places ...

Local residents as well as members of Bolton News Camera have shared their wonderful pictures with The Bolton News. They are also nicknamed the ‘mother of pearl clouds or the nacreous clouds ...

Officially, they're known as nacreous clouds ... Others took to X, formerly known as Twitter to share their photos. "Rainbow pearl clouds. It is a rare event," one observer wrote.

OK, this is kind of out there' NASA launches rockets into auroras, creating breathtaking lights in Alaskan skies (photos ... are often referred to as nacreous clouds because their iridescent ...

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The phenomenon - called nacreous clouds - have shimmering ... 30km (100,000 ft). Here are some pictures of the clouds captured by BBC Weather Watchers. See BBC Weather Watcher pictures in your ...

Nacreous clouds, also known as mother-of-pearl clouds, form in very cold conditions and at high altitudes. As sunlight passes through the water droplets, it diffracts, creating a beautiful ...

At an early age, one of the first science lessons for most will probably be a lesson on the various types of clouds in the sky. However, it might surprise you to learn that cloud formations are ...

called nacreous clouds, were spotted by Evening News readers Kathy Brown and Diane Burton, who shared their stunning photos with us. Due to their iridescent nature, nacreous clouds are commonly ...

leading hundreds of people to post social media pictures of the stunning iridescent displays. The phenomenon - called nacreous clouds in meteorological terms - show clouds take on a "mother-of ...

Nacreous cloud form in very cold conditions over polar ... At about 08:00 GMT, Jane Roots, of Alvaston, took "loads" of pictures, which she described as "absolutely beautiful".