You may have received this photo via email explaining that it is one of the rarest natural occurrences known to man. The one I got was a forward claiming that the pic had been taken at a certain place and that the phenomena had lasted about an hour. Other info included says that the conditions have to be perfect--20,000 feet and exactly 58 degrees F. So, when I received the email I thought this would be great for a blog post.
Contrary to my normal procedure, I did a little research (I needed to nab a pic to include with the post). What I found was some question about the rarity of the occurrence. I also found a technical name for the event--circumhorizon arc. I've found people claiming it to be a hoax, others say it's real, still others say it simply isn't as rare as the email is reporting.
In any event, the result is still a beautiful sight. Here's another capture.
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on 15 April 2007
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