Solar Halo cyan
by Elizabeth Sullivan
Title
Solar Halo cyan
Artist
Elizabeth Sullivan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A solar halo can be seen as a white ring or sometimes a full circle rainbow around the sun. High, thin cirrus clouds, made of ice crystals refract the sunlight like a prism. This only occurs when the sun and the observer form a 22 degree angle.
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December 3rd, 2012
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