A natural phenomenen for today's post. Taken in Palewell Park in south-west London, in the childrens play park, while Lucy's children were having fun on all the equipment. It wasn't taken by me, but by Lucy's husband Raph - the latest recruit to join in our family photo project!
A halo is a ring or light that forms around the sun or moon as the sun or moon light refracts off ice crystals present in a thin veil of high level cirrus clouds. The halo is usually seen as a bright, white ring although sometimes it can have color.
In recent months this effect has often been missed due to a thick layer of lower cloud dropping lots of rain on us!
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated. Katharine was in contact with Raph earlier and he is quite thrilled with your response.
Halos tend to be more frequent in cooler months, but they can be seen at any time of year. On the day this shot was taken the temperature was 20C. It just shows the difference in temperature at ground level compared with 3 to 6 miles up in the atmosphere where this phenomenon develops.
Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated. Katharine was in contact with Raph earlier and he is quite thrilled with your response.
Halos tend to be more frequent in cooler months, but they can be seen at any time of year. On the day this shot was taken the temperature was 20C. It just shows the difference in temperature at ground level compared with 3 to 6 miles up in the atmosphere where this phenomenon develops.
Ian
Thank you Vesna, we told him about that. He made a good job of this shot!
Ian
Thank you Sylvia, Raph is quite thrilled by the positive response his photo has received.
Ian