Image of a Sun halo seen over Botswana, Southern Africa at 11:08 am local time on Nov, 6, 2013. Taken with an iPhone. Credit: Belleminah K Chitonho.
Posted on 11/07/2013 8:12:32 AM PST by BenLurkin
Fresh off seeing a solar eclipse on Sunday, people across the southern parts of Africa witnessed another solar spectacle today, a sun halo. “It was so beautiful, everyone was taking pictures and sharing them on Facebook,” said Daniël Engelbrecht from Klerksdorp, South Africa, sending in his picture to Universe Today via email.
These halos are quite the sight to see, but unlike an eclipse, they can’t be predicted. Conditions in the atmosphere have to be just right, with moisture or ice crystals creating a “rainbow” effect around the Sun. Sometimes the halos surround the Sun completely, other times, they appear as arcs around the Sun creating what is known as sundogs. Basically, sunlight is reflecting off moisture in the atmosphere.
Ice crystals in Earth’s atmosphere can also cause rings around the Moon, and moondogs(as well as sundogs) and even Venus pillars. News reports indicate sun halos were seen just a few days ago in Africa as well, on Nov. 1, 2013.
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A sun dog. Saw them on and off since the 1950s. No big deal. Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
Perhaps this is mandalas ANC communist halo?
Now, put your arms around me like the circle round the
Sun
I want ya to love me, mama like my easy rider done
If you don’t believe I love ya, look what a fool I’ve
Been
If you don’t believe I’m sinkin’, look what a hole I’m
In
Stealin’, stealin’, pretty mama don’t ya tell on me
I’m stealin’ back to my same old used to be
A sun dog. Saw them on and off since the 1950s. No big deal. Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
A sun dog. Saw them on and off since the 1950s. No big deal. Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
I’ve even seen this sort of thing with the moon.
Well, , very pretty. But also very common—
Moon dog
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