If you've looked up at the sky at any point over the past few days you may have noticed a peculiar circle of light surrounding the sun or moon, known as a halo.
Highlights
A solar halo is an optical phenomenon occurring due to the interaction of light with ice crystals suspended in the troposphere (layer of the atmosphere).
Bengaluru: Mother nature is full of unique phenomenons and one of those is a solar halo which was witnessed by the people of Bengaluru on Monday (May 24, 2021) morning.
People were stunned by seeing a rainbow coloured ring surrounding the sun, little did they know that they were witnessing an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as solar halo.
A solar halo, notably, occurs due to the interaction of light with ice crystals suspended in the troposphere (layer of the atmosphere).