“RIngs around the sun are caused by cirrus clouds -- high altitude clouds that form above 30,000 feet. Cirrus clouds form when water droplets condense around tiny mineral particles in the air, then freeze. The clouds appear to form a ring around the sun -- or the moon -- when light reflects off the ice crystals and refracts by passing through them.”
~Angela Libal~
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Thanks so much for commenting on my photo of the sun halo. My daughter called to tell me to take my camera outside and look toward the sun. When I researched halos later, I found that they are pretty rare as the refraction must be an exact 22 degree angle in order to be visible.
Thanks so much for commenting on my photo of the sun halo. My daughter called to tell me to take my camera outside and look toward the sun. When I researched halos later, I found that they are pretty rare as the refraction must be an exact 22 degree angle in order to be visible.