Solar Halo (Snapshots)

Published on September 22, 2006 By Xythe In Scenery

You don't see these to often. I took these snapshots of a solar halo taken on May 12, 2006 at about 1:00pm from Santa Rosa, CA. Thought I would share. Enjoy!

As seen with the naked eye

Taken through the lens of my polarized shades

Comments

jennifer1

on Sep 22, 2006

Xythe

on Sep 22, 2006

Hey Xythe I have never seen one of these before - thank you for sharing it.

First time Ive seen one with my own eyes....your welcome!

Moderateman

on Sep 22, 2006

real nice, thank you.

santa rosa? I go through there when I visit my brother in windsor

Xythe

on Sep 22, 2006

real nice, thank you. santa rosa? I go through there when I visit my brother in windsor

Thank you very much; and your welcome

Mostly nice and peaceful in Winsor....not so in SR.

Moderateman

on Sep 22, 2006

(Citizen)XytheSeptember 22, 2006 17:48:18

Mostly nice and peaceful in Winsor....not so in SR.

I know I lived at beech street just down the road from the safeway on highway 12.

Xythe

on Sep 22, 2006

BTW. If anyone wants to see the full sized images, you can do so here>

Polarized Link

Normal Link

Xythe

on Sep 23, 2006

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For the other side

Xythe

on Sep 29, 2006

These halos are more commonly known as 'sun-dogs.'

Halos and sun-dogs a re actually different. Sun-dogs appear as bright spots of light to the kleft and right of the sun, at an angle of 22 degrees or more. Halos appear as arches or arcs around the sun or moon, some containing sundogs, and the light can be refracted into the colors of the rainbow (unlike sundogs).

I've seen them around the moon, too. They're just as beautiful but it doesnt fry your eyeballs to admire them, lol.

Ive seen halos around the moon far more often than around the sun. This is possible because as you say, you need to look in the general direction of the sun.

Tova7

on Sep 29, 2006

Nice pics! Thanks for sharing them.

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