Bright halo over the ESO Supernova
On the 15 April 2018 bright halo phenomenon appeared over ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light (in this case solar) interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Several features can be seen in this photo: the 22º halo, a parhelium with related parhelic circle and the upper tangent arc. More information about halo formations is available here.
Credit:ESO/P. Horálek
About the Image
Id: | 2018_04_15_ES_Parhelium1-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | 19 April 2018, 14:37 |
Size: | 5356 x 3571 px |
About the Object
Name: | ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre |
Type: | Solar System : Sky Phenomenon : Light Phenomenon : Halo : Parhelia |
Category: | ESO Supernova |