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22-degree halo around the sun, and a sundog
22-degree halo around the sun, and a sundog
2003/3/18 09:25 EST A faint 22 degree halo around the sun, and a (detached) sundog to the right. Later that day around noon there was an upper tangent arc above the sun, but the 22 degree halo had disappeared. Nikon coolpix 995 digital camera.

22-degree halo around the sun
22-degree halo around the sun
2003/1/20 14:32 EST A short lived 22 degree halo around the sun, lasted less than five minutes. Nikon coolpix 995 camera, 1/2000 second, F7.5, f8.2mm. From Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh.

On McKinley Bar trail, Denali, Alaska.
On McKinley Bar trail, Denali, Alaska.
2002/8/19 Denali national park, Alaska. This 22 degree halo appeared when we were hiking on McKinley Bar trail. Unfortunately the clouds also hid Mt. McKinley... Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera.

22 degree halo
22 degree halo
2002/3/28 15:23 EST Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. Photo taken with Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera. 1/2000s, F7.5, f8.2mm, ISO 100.

22 degree halo
22 degree halo
A 22 degree halo around the sun , with some hint of an upper circumscribed halo (colorful upper portion). Photo taken with Canon SureShot 60zoom, Kodak 400 film. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA. 2002/3/14 12:15 EST.

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