The case in summary Sandra Lundh in Rjukan experienced a spectacular light phenomenon, mother-of-pearl clouds, for the first time on Tuesday morning. Nacre clouds are colored clouds that occur when the sun shines on ice crystals formed inside the clouds. The phenomenon is not unusual, but requires special conditions to occur, such as strong wind over mountains and cold. The clouds are best visible in the morning when the sun is just above the horizon. Lundh, who is an artist, says the experience has given her new inspiration to paint. Mother-of-pearl clouds have also been observed elsewhere in the country. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – I got up around seven o’clock and made coffee, I also looked out of the window. That’s when I saw it. The artist Sandra Lundh has lived in Rjukan for the past three years. This morning she witnessed the spectacular light phenomenon for the first time. – An incredibly cool experience, says Sandra Lundh, after she saw mother-of-pearl clouds for the first time on Tuesday morning. Photo: Sandra Lundh – I like to go on expeditions. Then it happens that I see the northern lights, but I have never seen this before. She describes a sky colored by all the colors of the spectrum. – It is so beautiful. There are purple, pink, yellow, green, and blue, at the same time so many different textures in these little waves of light. Lundh is not the only one who has experienced the incredible color show today. Images of the colorful sky from around the country abound on social media. Perlemorsky in Kragerø captured in a photo by Dyveke Angell-Aschjem. The mother-of-pearl clouds were also immortalized on Smøla by Magne Gjernes. – For the first time I see mother-of-pearl clouds if this is it, here in Ålesund. A while after sunrise over Sulafjellet, the photographer Fred Edvard Johannes Øie writes about this picture. Pearly clouds over Namdalseid. The picture was taken by Svein Tore Kolstad. Photo: Svein Tore Kolstad The sky over Smøla on Tuesday morning. Photo: Kristine Klompina Kiran. Photo: Kristina Klompina Kiran The picture was taken at Ringshaug in Tønsberg. Photo: Kristian T. Bollæren. Winter beautiful Engerdal photographed by Astrid Avtjern. Photo: Astrid Avtjern Marianne Øverhagen has taken this beautiful photo from Randsfjorden. The photo was taken in Larvik by Ida Guttormsen. Sidsel Tveitan took this picture in Tønsberg. Ice crystals in the clouds Mother-of-pearl clouds are not unusual, but it takes a bit for them to occur. Mother-of-pearl clouds occur in connection with strong winds over mountains. Photo: Sandra Lundh This is according to the meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute, Ingrid Bentsen. – There are clouds that are common in winter, but they are very high up. They occur in connection with strong winds over mountains. Because of the cold, ice crystals form inside the clouds. – It is when the sun shines on the ice crystals that you can see these beautiful colours, which spread outwards. Mother-of-pearl clouds are best seen in the morning, when the sun is just above the horizon. – Hope more people get to experience it Back at Rjukan, Lundh has positioned himself well behind the easel. She says that it is not natural landscapes that she usually paints, but she cannot rule out that there will possibly be some clouds in the future. – I have been waiting to experience something like this for a while. I hope more people get to experience it. Hi! Do you have any thoughts on the matter, or tips for something else I should look into? Send me an email!
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