- Onlookers filmed the beautiful sight in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand
- A circumhorizontal arc is caused by sunlight shining through tiny ice crystals
- It creates a rainbow-like effect like a glowing ball of coloured bright light
This was the stunning moment a large fire rainbow appeared through the clouds.
Onlookers captured the beautiful sight in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, last Friday at 4pm local time.
The phenomenon – known as a circumhorizontal arc – is caused by sunlight shining through tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
It causes a stunning rainbow-like effect that appears like a glowing ball of multi-coloured bright light in the sky.
Morgan Chakkaew, 35, captured the footage while he was working last week in the Doi Saket district of the region.
He said: ‘It was a beautiful sight. It’s not something I’ve seen before and it’s not something I think I’ll see again.
‘Everybody who looked up at the sky was amazes. It was a very powerful view like special effects from a science fiction movie.”
![The phenomenon - known as a circumhorizontal arc - is caused by sunlight shining through tiny ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/09/16/452B9F7D00000578-4963336-image-a-68_1507564443314.jpg)
Onlookers captured the beautiful sight in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, last Friday
![The unusual phenomenon causes a stunning rainbow-like effect that appears like a glowing ball of multi-coloured bright light in the sky](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/09/17/452B9F7900000578-4963336-The_unusual_phenomenon_causes_a_stunning_rainbow_like_effect_tha-m-71_1507565838582.jpg)
The unusual phenomenon causes a stunning rainbow-like effect that appears like a glowing ball of multi-coloured bright light in the sky