'Sun's halo’ witnessed in Hyderabad, see stunning photos of rare event

Hyderabad witnesses rare '22 degree Sun's halo’ phenomenon on Wednesday morning. The rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon takes place due to the dispersion of light and is called ‘22 degree circular halo' as a ring with an apparent radius of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon. See pics of the stunning event shared on social media. 

People took to social media to report the marvellous event as the ‘halo’ appeared around the sun, just last week this was seen in Bengaluru as well. 

 

The event caused by both refraction, or splitting of light, and also by reflection, or glints of light from these ice crystals. During the process, light undergoes two different refractions once when it passes through ice crystals and the second when it exists. 

During the two phases, it bends depending on the diameter of the ice crystal and the two refractions bend it by 22 degrees from its original point giving it the name of a 22-degree ring.

The rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon takes place due to the dispersion of light is called ‘22 degree circular halo' as a ring with an apparent radius of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon. 

This phenomenon was spotted in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram in 2020 as well.