Astronomical and sky phenomena are part of everyday life. Sometimes they blend in so well we don't notice them. Little scenes unfold around us all the time like the Earth's shadow rising opposite ...

The Role of Cirrostratus Clouds Those thin, wispy clouds that sometimes veil the moon are called cirrostratus clouds. They float high—usually between 20,000 and 40,000 feet above the ground.

What is the phenomenon of the Sun being surrounded by a circle? This article will explain in detail to you the phenomenon of ...

The halo or circle is created when light is refracted, reflected, and dispersed through ice crystals suspended in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds located at an altitude of 20,000 feet and higher ...

These ice crystals typically belong to cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, which sit between 20,000 and 40,000 feet above our heads. As the specks of ice fall, they create a hazy, three-dimensional ...

Cirrostratus halo captured in Snook, TX. (Dawn Dorsett) Cirrostratus are thin, high-level clouds that are primarily comprised of ice crystals. These clouds can easily go unnoticed as they often ...

Cirrostratus clouds drifting over Metro Atlanta produced my favorite atmospheric optical phenomena: ... “Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 feet or more above our heads. ...

Sundogs are an optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous ice crystals that make up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. The small, flat, six-sided crystals ...

A Sun halo is caused by the refraction, reflection, and dispersion of light through ice particles suspended within thin, wispy, high altitude cirrus or cirrostratus clouds, according to the ...

The halo or circle is created when light is refracted, reflected, and dispersed through ice crystals suspended in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds located at an altitude of 20,000 feet and higher ...