Solar Halos: Defining The Rings Around The Sun

"Solar halos (or 22-degree halos) are hazy rainbow-colored rings that occur at a radius of approximately 22 degrees around the sun. It is the result of the sun's light being refracted by ice crystals in Cirrus clouds in the upper troposphere at an altitude of approximately 6000 meters (20 000 feet)." Read the full article by simply clicking the image.

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