Colorful Cloud

August 5, 2009

Strange rainbow cloud at sunset - Chiang Mai, Thailand - Daily Travel Photos
(Chiang Mai, Thailand)
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A pileus cloud refracts the sunset making it appear uniquely rainbow colored.

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