Picture this: you’re standing in a frozen landscape, breath visible in the crisp air, when suddenly the sky explodes into a ...

For the first time in the history of observations, scientists have systematized information about all forms of atmospheric halos recorded by mankind at the end of 2021. From numerous sources of ...

If you did, you spotted an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a 22-degree halo. Earthsky.org explains it very simply: “Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 feet or ...

May 31, 2022 — Sun halos and rainbows, one illusion is made from rain drops and the other is made from ice crystals. Halos are visible more often than rainbows but can be seen as both a bright ...

For the first time in almost 5,000 years of observations, researchers have fully cataloged optical illusions created in the sky as light shines through ice crystals known as atmospheric halos. The ...

Photo of multiple halos and atmospheric optical phenomena. Photo: G. P. Können at U.S. Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station - January 1, 1998. Meteorologist Alden German ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - When it’s extremely cold and sunny, atmospheric optics can appear, including sun and moon dogs, halos, and light pillars. To create atmospheric optics we need two things ...

These ice halos were photographed by Joshua Thomas on January 9, 2015 in Red River, New Mexico, identified by Les Crowley, then annotated by the National Weather Service station in La Crosse ...

In this week's Science Sunday we're talking about atmospheric optics. Winter is the best chance for us to see some fascinating phenomena like halos. So what is a solar halo? And how does it form?

Some spectators Wednesday morning got quite the atmospheric sight in New Hampshire.

Called "atmospheric optics" the bright halos, arcs and spots are created by sunlight shining thru ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast.