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This is a rare meteorological phenomenon called a skypunch. When people see these, they think it's the end of the world. Ice crystals form above the high-altitude cirro-cumulo-stratus clouds, then fall downward, punching a hole in the cloud cover.
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Circumhorizontal arc or circumhorizon arc (CHA), also known as a fire rainbow, is a halo or an optical phenomenon similar in appearance to a horizontal rainbow, but in contrast caused by the refraction of light through the ice crystals in cirrus clouds
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✯ Fire Rainbow - If the sun is at an elevation of 58 degrees or higher and cirrus clouds containing plate-shaped ice crystals are present, you may be lucky enough to see the rare "fire rainbow," or circumhorizontal arc.
Burning bright: The spectacular 'fire rainbow' that bathed the Scottish sky in a palette of stunning colours
The amazing cloud type is caused by a unique combination of the sun's position and the shape of ice crystals in the air.