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Halo around the Sun

author: David Miller/David Malin Images/Novapix

reference: t-met03-00003

Image Size 300 DPI: 50 * 34 cm

Halos are mostly caused by ice crystals in cold cirrus clouds located high (5–10 km, or 3–6 miles) in the upper troposphere. Tiny ice crystals create cercle around the Sun by refracting and reflecting light.

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ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA - CIRROSTRATUS - CLOUD - EARTH - HALO - METEOROLOGY - SUN -