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Solar Halo

A 22° halo forms around the sun over Snohomish County, Washington. The 22° solar halo forms when the sun shines into thin, ice-filled cirrus clouds. The hexagonal ice crystals serve as tiny prisms to create the full-circle rainbow around the sun.

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A 22° halo forms around the sun over Snohomish County, Washington. The 22° solar halo forms when the sun shines into thin, ice-filled cirrus clouds. The hexagonal ice crystals serve as tiny prisms to create the full-circle rainbow around the sun.