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I saw a rainbow halo around the sun!

My first photo of a solar halo! =)


San Pablo Recreation Area
El Sobrante, CA
(San Pablo Reservoir)
03-19-12

Halos are an optical phenomenon that form when light from the sun or moon is refracted by columnar ice crystals as the light passes through cirrus or cirrostratus clouds which are high-level clouds. Most halos appear as bright white rings around the sun or moon, but sometimes the dispersion of the light as it passes through ice crystals can cause the halo to have some color and they can then appear as a rainbow-colored ring.

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San Pablo Recreation Area
El Sobrante, CA
(San Pablo Reservoir)
03-19-12

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San Pablo Recreation Area
El Sobrante, CA
(San Pablo Reservoir)
03-19-12

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San Pablo Recreation Area
El Sobrante, CA
(San Pablo Reservoir)
03-19-12


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San Pablo Recreation Area
El Sobrante, CA
(San Pablo Reservoir)
03-19-12

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