A glory is "a colorful, circular optical phenomenon caused by water droplets scattering light," according to a July 2018 blog post on the NASA Earth Observatory website.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon called a "glory" was caught on video during descent on a Manchester, New Hampshire-bound flight on Monday.

A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon called a "glory" was caught on video during descent on a Manchester, New Hampshire-bound flight on Monday."I flew back from Florida this past Monday and as we ...

The video shows the shadow of the aircraft cast on the clouds below. The shadow is surrounded by several rainbow-like circles. A complex mix of reflection, refraction, Mie scattering and ...