Stunning footage shows 'pilot's glory' surrounding shadow of moving aircraft

A fully circular rainbow has been seen surrounding the shadow of an aircraft cast upon the clouds as it moves across the sky.

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Photographer Rich Cruise filmed the optical display, known as"pilot's glory" or"pilot's halo", while flying over Portland in Oregon. The phenomenon is caused when a cloud's water droplets scatter sunlight back towards a source of light. This is why passengers on flights can sometimes see the"glory" or"halo" around the shadow of their plane when they look out the window.

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