Rainbow-coloured sun halo sighted in Dehradun

A uncommon optic phenomenon, the solar halo or '22 degree halo' seems like a rainbow encircling the solar or

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moon at a radius of approximately 22 degrees Pics: Rare Sun Halo Sighted In Dehradun Sun halo occurs because of daylight

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daylight refracting in hundreds of thousands of hexagonal ice crystals within the atmosphere,Dehradun: A rainbow-colored solar

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solar halo was sighted here on Sunday afternoon prompting the citizens to report the uncommon visible spectacle of their mobile phones

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and importing it on the social media where it quickly became viral. A uncommon optic phenomenon, the solar halo or '22 degree halo'

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appears like a rainbow encircling the sun or moon at a radius of approximately 22 levels. It happens due to daylight refracting in millions of hexagonal

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ice crystals suspended within the environment, Director Meteorological Centre Bikram Singh stated (Except for the

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