Rare sky phenomenon

Atmospheric halos series part III.
The white arc is called parhelic circle. The bright fuzzy dot to the right on it is a 120°-parhelion. If you look carefully you can see two more arcs crossing the parhelic circle to the left and forming an "X". These are very rare Wegener arcs. All these phenomena are caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere reflecting the sunlight.

[@xxdamonxx77]

It's called a parhelic circle and is quite rare to see one. Usually you only see bits and pieces of it in the sky and it is very rare to see it complete. Nice time-lapse video!

[@Skaeppy_7]

fantastic! parhelic circle...

[@bstrktn]

That is amazing!

[@faffaflunkie]

I'll now go back to watching my paint dry. Thank you for this upload. Have a nice day.

[@bjoybeads]

Oh, baby ! thanks again for the Awesome video - Wegener Arcs, Wow !

[@angelqueen9989]

Wow! Amazing footage! :) I like it!!!!

[@thundersatellite]

Cool looking capture!

[@NeidalRuekk]

WHOA! Awesome!

[@jcmegabyte]

Nice "SunBow". I've seen that before, but not as pronounced as this, nor viewed through a wide-angle lens. Nice work!

[@sunstreak1]

OMG That is beautiful!

[@54spiritedwill54]

pretty cool

[@StevenShields29]

Awesome! Rare sky phenomena: a cloud. A cloud.

[@JaSheen89]

I see a huge permanent halo going around the full moon on a clear night, must be similiar

[@singedrac]

They can be at any altitude so long as it's cold enough for them to be composed of ice crystals.

[@Aram45]

The ring around the Moon or Sun is caused by the refraction of Moonlight (which of course is reflected sunlight) from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The shape of the ice crystals results in a focusing of the light into a ring. Since the ice crystals typically have the same shape, namely a hexagonal shape, the Moon ring is almost always the same size.

[@squeege421]

There is a free program called HaloSim that I downloaded awhile back. I had no idea what it was for, but now I can see it in real life video. Pretty complicated program, but its fun to mess around with.

[@youhole95]

i saw one of these one time wen i was at skool nd it was around the sun a perfect circle nd u can see it with/without sunglasses it was cool like the tv "heros" picture

[@cheezit83]

Nice. I never knew there were such things.

[@KyotoMelody]

thank you.

[@JaSheen89]

I saw it around December-January when it was freezing and snowing.

[@Mollyearth1]

very Cool, I've seen something simular to that in Perth Australia where I live, its really awesome to see.

[@NinjaH420]

those are clouds coming really fast

[@Devildogsbitch]

that is soo cool

[@spotman30]

i hope i get to see something like that in my lifetime

[@miamivic]

I saw a similar thing when I was out in a field when I was 15 years old except it was like swirling snakes 2 or 3 of them about 50 feet above me and it made a tearing sound in the sky. I was scared to my wits. I ducked to the ground but I did not run away because I wanted to see if something more would happen. After about 15-20 seconds it was over. This happened in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands around 1985 where it's never cold.

[@jaydendrums111]

@JaSheen89 ive seen that in winter before, when did you see it?

[@MagicalDanny]

i saw a round rainbow in the sky before! (not touching the ground like an arch, its just in the sky and like a circle)

[@PsychoSteeIIord]

Yeah it's ice. but it's ice particles high above the cloud layer that form the halos. It is quite a sight to see though. Sometimes on really cold days you'll see a double halo with the rings meeting in the sun and extending out to the sides.

[@GameGeezerGibbo]

Looks like the angel Armisael has returned...

[@oldedrum]

Time lapse photography. --- Looks like refraction off that lens of yours! (?)

[@Teknakill]

At first I wondered if you had a smudge or something on your lense.

[@bjoybeads]

This is a Parhelic Circle caused by ice crystals reflecting the circle of the earth illuminated by the Sun...I've seen it - it's Awesome & the complete circle is parallel to the ENTIRE Horizon !

[@EagleAndShield]

THAT'S THE EARTH MAGNETIC SHIELD

[@hoosierhiver]

Cool beans!

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Sweet

[@iheartwillow]

that's really cool. so how long does it last? and i assume they only happen in colder climates, yes?

[@Wolpi70]

it`s called "Parhelic circle" a form of halo. Nice video. On the rigth side you can see a 120°sundog, another form of halo.

[@kenroy916]

this is whats known as a sun dog i don't know why there called that but its the sun reacting with ice crystals in the upper atmosphere

[@blacktiger0095]

you think thats weird, years back, while airboating at mid night, i saw double halos around a full moon

[@PsychoSteeIIord]

I've seen sun and moon halos. The problem with this is, it's not moving. Your camera is in time-lapse. The sun would be moving. This leads me to believe the halo is actually an image formed by the lens of the camera. Or perhaps the shield surrounding the camera (as you see in many security cameras). as something white (clouds) pass over the area, the light reflecting off of the lens is more definable.

[@MrOllyK]

High atmospheric water vapour will cause a halo, or essentially a rainbow effect.

[@claudiakatterina1278]

I love you both God and jesus . I know there with blue sky or cloud I can see. Awww so beautiful and cute 💜💜💕💕💕💕💕

[@Cchrisbud813]

It's a sun halo. If you've ever seen a rainbow-colored ring around the moon, sun halos are formed in much the same way, refracting light in the ice clouds. Nice vid.

[@jkell42]

Ring around the Sun or Moon, means Snow or Rain is coming soon

[@kineticdeath]

I shall light this rings holy flame and burn a path unto the great beyond... Salvation for all!!... lol thats a nice halo, good catch. nice quality vid too.

[@FilipKarlsson]

but duuuuuh! It's fast fowarded so we don't haft to sit her for half an hour to watch it xD It's still weird that the clouds shape themself into a circle.

[@Cupcakelover448]

Cool

[@NadiaBKat167]

Very high cirrus clouds which are composed of ice crystals reflect the sunlight in this way. Look up sun halos.

[@skipplet]

The clouds aren't forming in a ring. It's a layer of clouds passing overhead that refracts the sunlight into that shape.

[@EnclaveSolo]

Thats Covenant preparing a 3rd assault on earth... I guess Master Chief suppose to land soon with Cortana... lol WE ARE SAVED.

[@davidbel1031]

ive seen this before when i was at the beach

[@laura20022004]

It could be the halo around the sun it's like icicles from far away

[@mrhadytama]

They did move - they change shape accordingly to sun's altitude in the sky. There's a video about the simulations of halos here in youtube by the same uploader of this video - /watch?v=RxKlNa4gDOw&feature=relmfu , or you could check on atmospheric optics' website for more detailed explanations.

[@derricktalbert6554]

why haven't I seen this

[@tanmanplayer]

I thought sundogs were parts of rainbows that are just sitting in the sky? I've seen a couple of those.

[@Worthog117]

OMG A halo!

[@jacho80]

Damn haarp !!!

[@tcatn0c]

omg clouds!!!

[@empeneeno]

looks like waves

[@oxyman10]

I've seem these where I live, my neighbor said they were made by ice crystals.

[@chrispycritter2]

Its the lepracahn landing craft!

[@T4L67]

ive seen these at night

[@Npeo]

It's called a Halo, or a Sundog. It is the result of the sun reflecting off mist (Vapor) in the air.

[@juuush]

Hey man, it sounds like you're describing lenticular cloud formations which have a tendency to occur near undulating areas, search "lenticular" in google images or read it up on wikipedia. I'm pretty sure it sounds about right :) ?

[@clevvafella]

im gonna call it halo 3

[@PabloACirilli]

Fisheye lens was that made it.

[@jaydendrums111]

@JaSheen89 ahk well i saw it in australia an it doesnt get that cold. only saw it once though

[@Kimi260]

May it's the ozone layer

[@Skaeppy_7]

@slashin56 google: parhelic circle

[@Gustavo737]

It's a cloaked Protoss Mothership

[@xxdamonxx77]

This is called a parhelic circle and goes through the sun. In this case the sun was behind the camera. A halo goes AROUND the sun. Good guess though.

[@potkettle]

Actually, 30 degrees is a slight exaggeration. 25 would be a more accurate guess.

[@mrhadytama]

It happens daily? Damn I want to go there sometimes! Well, I live in the tropics and these things were indeed not very common here - but they did happen several times. As for what I knew, that "glare" you talked about is a parhelic circle - try reading this atoptics.co.uk/halo/parcirc.htm I might not be the expert, but they are (I think). Halos are made from ice crystals, from clouds in the sky or diamond dust on the ground. So if clouds have the crystals, they could also make the halo...

[@potkettle]

It's not a sundog. A sundog is a specific type of halo, seen 22-30 degrees either side of the sun (depending on sun elevation). Mist and vapour are also not quite the same thing, though related. Mist is the condensed form of vapour. But it is the ice form of water causing these amazing halos. Whatever the science, they sure are beautiful :)

[@makinamati]

woow! How Can it Be so StablE??? What is tehe Time lapsE?? DefeNiTivelEY it HAs SomeThing To Do WitH earTH

[@colincomposer]

That 1st one wasn't clouds. The others were, but not the 1st. I'm not sure, but I think it was either God's mustache as he used the sky as a mirror to shave in, or it was con trail from an airliner distorted by the fish-eye lens.

[@TheGString123]

shockwave?

[@PsychoSteeIIord]

Sun and Moon halos don't become more or less visible with clouds moving in. They are always there. Clouds tend to cover them up. I lived in northern Manitoba Canada for 10 years.This "rare" event happens almost daily in the winter there. I know what I'm talking about. This is a glare on the camera. Not a sun halo.

[@OriginalWolly]

could be a solar storm

[@kacar0t0]

where are that place?

[@Sjeweetzelluf]

@ Remihas: yeah, this video is speeded up :)

[@PROGRESSIVE1CA]

Its called a "sun dog". I have seen it once. Look it up

[@Stumoo]

@halfdeademo No it's not the aurora. Geez, some people...

[@clone1918]

ever thought that clouds look slow because of how big they are? clouds aren't small my friend. just because the flag is moving (that's what we call wind, if you didn't know) faster doesn't mean the clouds has to move at the same rate.

[@Skaeppy_7]

parhelic circle...

[@the4gotten100]

there is so many odd things. lol

[@robbyngunawan937]

Mantab

[@020HOW2]

invissible alien space ship ONOES RUN! rofl

[@PunkBuster123]

Halo 5

[@crystalidx]

a translusent ufo...

[@halfdeademo]

@Stumoo some people? pfffft.... bite me yeah? ¬¬

[@zimmy81]

Ive watched enough Star Trek to recognise a cloaked Bird of Prey,

[@Doge_WowBurger]

Perhaps. . . AN UFO!! js kidding idk what that is

[@speier]

obviously, you fool - but there is atmospheric pressure forming the shape of a halo across the sky. look closer.

[@MARVIBOAS]

Halo 3: reach collapse! =D

[@darthzero666]

that is called halo mister

[@Guitarjam07]

they just ran the video fast

[@bearcagela]

chem trails

[@PiNoY231ReMiX]

wow Brutes and the heretics are gonno take over soon o.o haha

[@Stumoo]

@halfdeademo Yes, the aurora borealis is beautiful. No, this ain't it. The video description is accurate. Any reason why you thought you knew better?