This is a fire rainbow - the rarest of all naturally occurring atmospheric phenomena.
The pictures were captured this week on the Idaho/ Washington border.
The event lasted about one hour.
Clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20,000 feet in the air,
with just the right amount of ice crystals
and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees.

Northern Lights

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