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Sun Halo

My capture of the Sun Halo Phenomenon

"The “halo” around the sun and-or moon is produced by high, thin cirrus clouds. Cirrus clou...
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My capture of the Sun Halo Phenomenon

"The “halo” around the sun and-or moon is produced by high, thin cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are ice clouds rather than liquid water droplets that make up most other cloud types.
Cirrus clouds often appear before the onset of warm weather, however they are themselves the coldest of clouds. Because they often rise to heights of 40,000 feet, the moisture contained in them is frozen into ice crystals."
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That morning I woke up and saw this halo in the sky, mere minutes later I saw Facebook flooded with photos of it. My first thought was I needed foreground, something that would make it a focus. I didn't know how long it would last, so I jumped in my car and drove up to this spot - a monastery atop a hill and was able to compose this shot ... hope you enjoy :)
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