Drew, our mild mannered first born, has been accused several times of being an angel. While those of us who know him best realize that is not quite the truth, we did find a picture that adds some proof to the case. He is a good kid, but not always as sweet as he leads some people to believe. But for once, we caught him with a halo..jpg)
Honestly, I don't know if I have lived in a box all of my life or if this is something truly unique. We could not believe it when we saw it. We came out of church and all the kids were pointing to the sky. It looked like a rainbow wrapped around the sun. After looking it up online, it is a phenomenon that happens with the reflection of ice crystals in very high cirrus clouds at the front end of a high pressure system. Very Interesting! Let us know if you have seen this before and if you know a name for it.
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Hi Kirk and Keri, I have followed your blog for quite a while now, but have never left a comment. However, today I just couldn't resist! Our science co-op group this year studied Earth Science, which included weather, clouds, etc. Anyway, back in April I taught the lesson on "clouds." These clouds are cirrostratus clouds. Since they are so high, they are made of ice crystals. Sometimes the sun (or moon) will appear to have a halo around it
when in the presence of these cirrostratus clouds. Since these clouds are made of ice crystals, the ice crystals refacts the light from the sun (or moon)and creates the halo. Did you have rain shortly after seeing that? Cirrostratus clouds usually precede a rain/snow storm. It was very exciting for us here to see a picture of something we have recently studied. So, thanks for sharing!
~Lorelei
That is awesome! What a neat opportunity to be able to see this!
Hi Kirk and Keri,
I love reading your blog. The only time I ever saw this was when I was living in Mexico. The Americans were all mystified and wondered if the sky was falling, while the kids calmly explained it to us. Someone researched it and said they call it a "sun halo." That could very possibly not be the scientific term. ;)
Prayers,
amy
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