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Evening Standard
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Tamara Davison

What are nacreous clouds? Rare phenomenon appears over England and Scotland

Skies across England and Scotland looked more colourful than usual this week after onlookers spotted some nacreous clouds.

The rare phenomenon, identifiable by an array of shimmery pastel colours, happens only when the conditions in the air are right.

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