Ring around the sun explained

Ring around the sun PIC THALEFANG CHARLES
Ring around the sun PIC THALEFANG CHARLES

Here is an explanation on what causes the circular halo around the sun that most people in the southern part of Botswana have been talking about

Also known as a 22 degree halo or a sun halo, the ring is caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the Earth's atmosphere, the University of Illinois' Weather World Project 2010 explains. (See WW2010's website for diagrams that illustrate how it works.)

The crystals bend direct sunlight, projecting it elsewhere into the sky, and at 22 degrees angle a halo can be seen around the sun.

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