Halo in Austria
Saskia Keesstra
Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Categories
Location
Reuse
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Saskia Keesstra (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
1021.4 KB
Aspect
3:4
Width
2448 px
Height
3264 px
Brand
Samsung
Model
GT-I9305
Exposure
4 mm f/2.6 1/8416 s ISO 50
Tint
Dark bluish gray
Published
15 July 2014
Taken
25 February 2014
Comments
This is a very nice photo! Beside the 22 degree halo, one can also observe two parhelia (sundogs - bright spots at the left and right), and an upper tangent arc plus Parry arc at the top!! All these are caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere.