It was an Interesting effect in the sky over Belgrave on December 6 (2018).
By the way, it is not an effect from the camera lens).
I posted this photo of mine on various platforms of social media. The response I received was fascinating, and appreciated.
Feedback :
David P. > Super cool.
John Weeks > It is fascinating.
Walter B. > ice halo from ice crystals high up
John Weeks > Thank you, Walter. I was hoping someone would come up with a scientific explanation.
Walter B. > sorry to spoil the mystique
John Weeks > Not at all, Walter. I am not into 'conspiracy' theories etc haha
Frances L. > wow - very special photo - with photography it is so special because sometimes you have to be there in the right spot at the right time, thanks for sharing ❤️
Kathy B. > That’s awesome!
Sandra T. > Beautiful
Neesy S. > Wow
Carol McC. > That's incredible John. And to capture an effect like that. Wow!
John Weeks > Thanks, Carol. It was wonderful to see :)
Adrian M. > It’s calde Glory. A glory is an optical phenomenon, resembling an iconic saint's halo around the shadow of the observer's head, caused by sunlight or (more rarely) moonlight interacting with the tiny water droplets that compose mist or clouds. The glory consists of one or more concentric, successively dimmer rings, each of which is red on the outside and bluish towards the centre. Due to its appearance, the phenomenon is sometimes mistaken for a circular rainbow, but the latter has a much larger diameter and is caused by different physical processes. Glories arise due to wave interference of light internally refracted within small droplets.
David P. > Excellent explanation.
Adrian M. > Thanks David Patch! Hope you’re fine!
John Weeks > Thank you, Adrian.
Rooster M. > Obviously a portal to another universe caused by chem trails!
Estelle K. > Excellent
Akarsini Ashman > Geo engineered skies. Crime against humanity
Brian B. > Aluminum in the atmosphere??
John Weeks > Something like that, Brian.
Robyn C. > Very strange occurrences happening in the sky.
Terri W. > It’s called a 22 degree halo
Andrew B. > 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
Kathie T. > what does the 22 degrees mean?
Andrew B. > I'd say angle of the sun to the horizon
John Weeks > Thank you, Terri and Andrew. I was hoping someone would come up with a scientific explanation.
Stefanie H. > 22degree halos also happen (beautifully with full moon) in the night sky. Great capture
Mark T. > The light refracting through your halo perhaps?
John Weeks > Don't know, Mark. Even without the camera, the effect was great with the naked eye.
Kathie T. > Gee, I missed that. Great shot John.
John Weeks > Thanks, Kathie.
Niki M. > I've seen this halo effect with the moon also. It preceded a storm. Lovely shot.
Greer M. > This was yesterday morning from the Cirrus clouds over Coldstream
John Weeks > Nice one, Greer.
Regina A. > Beautiful ,John
Gill S. > Strange.
Christopher M. > Nabiru is coming
Stephen B. > That's a beautiful halo, caused by high altitude ice crystals in those clouds. :)
Roy G. > I think this might be a “Glory”, as described in the attached link. Glory
Spacemagick > No. A glory is the same as a Brockenspectre - i.e. a shadow. That is definitely a real tree in the above picture (and part of another one on the right of the frame). The only way you could get a tree-shaped Brockenspectre would be if the tree were on the top of a cliff and you (with your camera) were sitting right on the edge of the cliff looking down into a valley of mist. Also, the halo would have red on the outside and be much smaller and the sun would be behind you, not in front. :-)
The above picture looks like a 22 degree sun halo caused by high altitude ice crystals. Nice picture!
Roy G. > The Wikipedia article does not agree with your statement. It differentiates the two phenomena, halo(Glory) and shadow (Brocken spectre), even though they are apparently associated by the physical cause. (Which, incidentally, is still under debate. according to the article.) However, I was aware that the photo posted did not align with the physical conditions described in the article. The camera is pointed directly at the Sun rather than at a projected Glory. However, I cannot help feeling intuitively that the two phenomena may, just may, be associated in some way.
Roy G. > Well, I think you are spot-on with your alternative analysis. I have learned something today! Thanks!"
Spacemagick > The two phenomena and indeed ‘ordinary’ rainbows are related insofar as they involve sun light bouncing around inside water droplets or ice crystals. You could say that the main distinguishing factor is where the light exits in relation to where it entered. And, yes, strictly speaking Brockenspectre refers to the shadow part of the phenomenon which I suspect is what was so striking (or shocking) to the first people who saw and described it. It was probably only with gradually larger and larger numbers of people wandering around the tops of mountains (in fog) and later ascending even higher in aircraft that it was realised that the shadows are usually, if not always, surrounded by a nest of rapidly attenuated halos (a Glory), which, as you say, do not yet have a universally agreed explanation. The two apparently favourite hypotheses might make a good PhD research project for someone :-) There are many fascinating and beautiful atmospheric optical effect which happen around us all the time and which all UFO enthusiasts would do well to study. ;-)
Amanda Collier > Fantastic!!
John Weeks > Thanks, Amanda. I was pretty excited when I took the photo.
Nick Neynens > Correct, and they have to be hexagonally shaped ice crystals for that effect
John Weeks > Thanks, Nick. You learn something new every day :)
Vinny Claridge > jinx!
John Weeks > Vinny Claridge lol
Vinny Claridge > interesting way to meet someone! Merry Christmas 🤣🤣
Vinny Claridge > wow, thanks for sharing your hexagonally shaped ice crystals (you learn something new everyday, but today its like every minute. cheers
John Weeks > I agree :)
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