22° Halo Around The Sun

[Goshawk]

anybody else notice it in the sky this morning? don't see them too often.

(no, it's not lens flare on my camera.. it's a natural phenomenon)

[Tywais]

Nice one Goshawk. I don't think I've ever seen one myself.

[Jose]

Took this one a couple of years back (used the coconut tree as solar filter):

Also saw many Moon 22° halos in the South, but difficult to capture on camera.

Edited May 15, 2013 by Jose

[vagabond48]

I saw one about 4 years ago on the road from Chiang Rai to Mae Sai.

I was doing a visa run by bicycle so I had a great view.

[MESmith]

I saw one about 4 years ago on the road from Chiang Rai to Mae Sai.

I was doing a visa run by bicycle so I had a great view.

It's amazing how much more you notice on a bicycle compared to driving.

btw if I did a visa run on my bicycle, by the time I got home it would be time to start off for another

[Goshawk]

Nice one Goshawk. I don't think I've ever seen one myself.

photographed from Hang Dong 11am 'ish.. although i imagine it would've been pretty much visible throughout the province. (i wouldn't have noticed it myself until Mrs G's sister pointed skyward & asked me, what's with the sun? )

[Goshawk]

Took this one a couple of years back (used the coconut tree as solar filter)

nice photo Jose, now why didn't i think of that technique... several tall coconut trees right outside our front gate too.

[Kiniyeow]

The effect is from ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting the light just like a rainbow, (which are circles if seen from the air and not the ground). Nice pics, thanks for sharing.