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Categories: Geometrical optics, Atmospheric optical phenomena
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circumzenithal arc  Bravais' arc  circumzenith arc  CZA  upside-down rainbow
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The circumzenithal arc, also called the circumzenith arc, upside-down rainbow, and the Bravais arc, is an optical phenomenon similar in appearance to a rainbow, but belonging to the family of halos arising from refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, generally in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, rather than from raindrops. Wikipedia
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The circumzenithal arc, also called the circumzenith arc, upside-down rainbow, and the Bravais arc, is an optical phenomenon similar in appearance to a rainbow, but belonging to the family of halos arising from refraction of sunlight through ice crystals, generally in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, rather than from raindrops. Wikipedia
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