Because all it takes is light coming through a large, roughly flat surface, this type of halo happens even when the ice crystals are wonky, deformed, or otherwise imperfect. The light reflecting ...

Throughout the stories in the Bible, numerous people are said to be "frightened," "afraid," and "gripped with fear" in the ...

A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon was spotted in the sky of Birmingham, Alabama, on October 22, with several types of sun halos observed at the same time. Video filmed by John Burt shows five ...

known as a 22 degree halo. They form as sunlight is refracted in millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the sky. Some even compared the phenomenon to the appearance of an angel.