Halo

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A magnificent halo. Looking North from the South Pole December 21, 1980. A halo is any of a variety of bright circles or arcs centered on the sun or moon, caused by the refraction or reflection of light by ice crystals suspended in the earth's atmosphere and exhibiting prismatic coloration ranging from red inside to blue outside.

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Size: 4200px × 2748px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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