“It’s magical, the sun gets a halo for itself”, celebrate the residents of Bengaluru as they witnessed the rainbow ring around the sun, the pictures and videos have gone viral on social media.
Residents of the city left amazed after they saw the ‘halo’ appeared around the sun on a Monday morning. The phenomenon was seen in most parts of the capital city and was seen for more than an hour, in which the social media was flooded with pictures of beautiful phenomenon.
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Samyukta Hornad wrote, “A rainbow-like halo has encircled the sun in a perfect circle right now. Call it magic, call it true.”
She further explained the reason behind the occurrence of the phenomenon. She said, “The phenomenon is called a halo and happens because of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Owning to its radius around the sun.”
P C Mohan said mesmerizing pictures and wrote, “Stunning Sun Halo in Bengaluru.”
Have a look at the pictures that went viral on the micro-blogging application.
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What is this celestial phenomenon?
Sun Halo is a celestial phenomenon in which a perfect rainbow ring is made around the sun, in its centre. It is also known as the 22-degree circular halo of the sun and often the moon.
When the ring is formed around the moon then it is termed as ‘winter ring’ or ‘moon ring’.
It occurs when the sun rays get deflected or refracted by the hexagonal ice crystals present in the atmosphere. In the other words, the circular rainbow is formed when there is moisture in the sky near the sun, the moon or any celestial bodies.
This phenomenon is common in cold countries but in India, it is rare and unpredictable.
There is old weather saying related to the beautiful phenomenon which says, “Ring around the moon means it will rain soon.”
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