[NASA] APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia

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3. APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire…

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A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia

Explanation: What’s happening to this cloud? Ice crystals in a distant cirrus cloud are acting like little floating

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. Known informally as a fire rainbow for its flame-like appearance, a

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appears parallel to the horizon. For a

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to be visible,

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must be at least 58 degrees high in a sky where

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present below — in this case

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. The numerous, flat,

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that compose the

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must be

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to properly

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in a collectively similar manner. Therefore,

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are

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to see. The

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was photographed in 2021 near

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Date:	August 2, 2026
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