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Diamond" solar halo

Added	Tue, 14/04/2020
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Mon, 13/04/2020
Версии	Halo

Despite calendar spring, in Sweden, still winter reigns. Saturday, April 11, floating in the atmosphere ice crystals formed from the solar rays of the bright 22-degree halo. Göran strand photographed a sun halo over mountains in the region of Jämtland.

"Even prelicence circle was visible. This is the perfect Easter gift for me," said the photographer.

The clarity of this halo is a sign that the sun was shining through the so-called diamond dust, or ice needles, tiny ice crystals in the air. If you look closely at the photo you can see the air shimmering glare, which makes the observed pattern even more magical.

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