Solar Halo seen in Eastern Beijing

A solar halo was recently seen in the Eastern Beijing sky at noon. In case you are in the dark about solar halos, it is a luminous ring that is sometimes seen surrounding the Sun. Some parts of the halo are very bright, others are not. Sometimes, only a part of the ring is visible. Within the solar halo, on opposite sides of the Sun, there can be two very bright spots called “sun dogs” or “mock suns.” The halo is produced as sunlight is reflected and refracted through tiny, flat ice crystals in the atmosphere.

The scene was said to be amazing with the bright sun surrounded by colorful rings of light. The Eastern Beijing sighting lasted for about 30 minutes. Usually, a solar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that can be seen unexpectedly frequently, for example, when the weather changes for the worse. So people in the Eastern Beijing part better brace themselves for some testy weather.

Via China Broadcast

A solar halo was recently seen in the Eastern Beijing sky at noon. In case you are in the dark about solar halos, it is a luminous ring that is sometimes seen surrounding the Sun. Some parts of the halo are very bright, others are not. Sometimes, only a part of the ring is visible. Within the solar halo, on opposite sides of the Sun, there can be two very bright spots called “sun dogs” or “mock suns.” The halo is produced as sunlight is reflected and refracted through tiny, flat ice crystals in the atmosphere.

The scene was said to be amazing with the bright sun surrounded by colorful rings of light. The Eastern Beijing sighting lasted for about 30 minutes. Usually, a solar halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that can be seen unexpectedly frequently, for example, when the weather changes for the worse. So people in the Eastern Beijing part better brace themselves for some testy weather.

Via China Broadcast