Appeared to be a virtual fantasy 'fire rainbow' in the sky of America

The people of South Carolina (USA) were very fortunate to admire the phenomenon of clouds with full rainbow colors appearing in the sky earlier this week.

Virtual "fire rainbow" in the sky of America

The phenomenon of the rainbow-colored cloud is explained by scientists as a fire rainbow phenomenon. Although in fact this is not a rainbow.

Fire rainbow appeared in the sky of South Carolina.

Rainbow fire also known as circumhorizontal arc according to scientific name. This optical phenomenon occurs when sunlight refracts through disk-shaped crystals suspended in the air.

One of the necessary conditions to see the phenomenon is that the Sun needs to be at a very high position compared to the horizon, at least about 58 degrees.

According to meteorologist Justin Lock told local news station WYFF: "In order to create rainbow colors, the sun's rays need to project an extremely precise angle to the ice features."

The phenomenon of fire rainbow often occurs in the summer and is only available at certain latitudes on Earth.