Light from either the sun or moon refracts through the ice crystals. A 22-degree halo then forms around the sun or moon. A 22-degree halo is the most common halo to form during refraction. In rare ...

Double rainbow, move aside! The 22° halo has made its entrance onto the internet stage and even though it’s a fairly common sighting—odds are you’ve seen a few yourself—the natural phenomenon is still ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Have you ever seen a halo-effect or ring around the moon? Known as a moon ring, a winter halo, or a 22-degree halo, it's when "ice crystals suspended high above in thin wispy ...

Referred to as a "moon halo," "moon ring" or "22° halo," the glowing ring around the moon is actually an optical phenomena. According to space.com, "the moon's halo or lunar halo is an optical ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – There is no doubt that today is a good day to be outdoors. You may have caught this halo around the sun if you were spending some time outside today. We had multiple photos ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sun halo as seen in Huntsville (Photo: ...

Residents in northern Natal paused to capture a vivid 22-degree halo, a fleeting atmospheric display that often hints at shifting weather ahead.

Many people Thursday night and Friday morning may have looked up to see a massive halo surrounding the moon on Thursday night and Friday morning. It turns out, there's an interesting scientific reason ...