What’s that strange ring around the sun? It’s not a rainbow—it’s an ice halo! Learn the science behind these rare phenomena and their significance in predicting weather.

There are a number of weather phenomena that can create the appearance of a ring around the sun.

The extremely rare kaleidoscopic circles have a surprising Earth-based origin. Something was in the air recently when a photographer in Finland snapped a stunning shot of concentric rainbow ...

A full circle rainbow around the sun dazzled Rio Grande Valley residents last Friday. The rainbow was visible around 1 p.m., June 30, 2023.

It's not as rare a High Desert phenomenon as last weekend's spectacular northern lights, but several Central Oregonians couldn't help but share their views of a halo, ring or rainbow - various ...

Dozens of people in Kansas City reported and sent pictures of rainbows around the sun! These are called 22° sun halos.

Here's when to spot a lunar halo in the night skyAlthough many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ring ...

Usually, the shape of the ice crystals creates a perfect ring with a 22-degree angle. A thicker cloud deck can create a much tighter ring around the sun or moon.

Have you ever seen a rainbow smile down at you? On Tuesday afternoon, a Houston man caught a fleeting glimpse of what appeared to be an upside-down rainbow among wispy clouds in the sky directly ...

Something was in the air recently when a photographer in Finland snapped a stunning shot of concentric rainbow-colored rings around the sun. And it turns out that something was pollen.