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Contrails + just the right conditions = A rainbow picture for the ages

A Japanese photographer was fortunate enough to capture one of the most beautiful pictures of an airplane we’ve ever seen.
You only get one chance to take a photo like this. You have to be in the right place at the right time, with just the right conditions, but when everything lines up, the results are magical.
虹色の飛行機雲。
彩雲をくぐったその飛行機は、五色の雲をひいて飛んでゆきました。
(山梨県忍野村にて一昨日撮影、超望遠レンズ使用)
わたしも初めて見る鮮やかな現象に驚きました。 pic.twitter.com/cbIe14fz9h— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) May 9, 2016
本日の日没時に現れた夢のような彩雲。
白い筋は飛行機雲です。
(山梨県忍野村にて撮影) pic.twitter.com/tKyIVzZvZK— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) May 7, 2016
This beautiful rainbow contrail photo was taken by Japanese photographer KAGAYA as he pointed his super telephoto lens towards the sky in Oshinomura, Yamanashi. The brilliant array of colors comes from light refracting off the small water droplets or ice crystals that form in the condensation trails from the airplane. The effect is sometimes magnified, as it is in this picture, when the plane flies through a cloud layer.
KAGAYA has been working as a digital artist since the 1990s, and his themes of the universe, the blue planet, and humankind as part of the universe have resonated with people all over the world. It was lucky that KAGAYA was able to capture this moment, as it definitely fits right into his artistic themes. We shared his recent trip to Antarctica, where he captured more of the beauty and splendor found on our planet, but here are some of his other photos as proof of his amazing talents.
銀河に咲く孤高の一本桜。
(群馬県沼田市上発知町にて一昨日未明撮影)
左上に夏の大三角、帯状に光っているのが天の川です。 pic.twitter.com/Mv5bE4A51E— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) April 18, 2016
今年の私の桜追っかけもそろそろ終了です。
いくつもの素敵な星桜のそばでの夜。
でも桜の季節はあまりに短くて、行きたかった桜を回りきれませんでした。
来年はどんな星桜に再会できるか、いまからワクワクしています。 pic.twitter.com/ODWrBcg9vN— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) April 28, 2016
新緑彩る天の川。あたりはカエルの鳴き声でいっぱいでした。
右の明るい星は火星です。
一昨日未明、房総半島(千葉県)にて撮影。 pic.twitter.com/kJWG6vyhJN— KAGAYA (@KAGAYA_11949) May 7, 2016
We sometimes take for granted the simple magnificence of the world around us. If nothing else, this picture will certainly make us stop and look up the next time a plane flies overhead.
Source, top image: Twitter/@KAGAYA_11949
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