Monthly Archives: May 2008

A summary of the halo action from last winter in Rovaniemi is now on-line ( 1 ). Among other things included are plenty of crystal photos from Moilanen arc displays. Perhaps some of you can see there something that I…

In the evening of 15th May Bernard Hulshof witnessed a fine halo display in Agios Gordis on the Greek island Corfu (composition of Bernard’s photos above). The display was dominated by pyramidal crystal halos including 9° and 24° plate and…

After several meagre years, the halo spring in Finland has shown signs of revival. Nothing big has been observed, but since the end of April the number of displays with rare halos has been reasonable. 30. April In Turku pyramidal…

Miika Karppinen photographed this display in the town of Kajaani on 8 March this year. Upper sunvex Parry arc and 46° Parry arc are weakly present ( 1 ). The other display occurred on 26 October 2006 in Salla (…

Long absence of rare high cloud halos in Tampere skies was brought to a sudden end by a complex display on 2 May 2008. Singly and Parry oriented columns played the key roles: among the more common halo forms the…

A series of complex halo displays occured in Eastern Europe between 27 March and 6 April. The first display was seen in Vecsés, Hungary (observer: Ágnes Kiricsi). On 27 March, after the appearance of a bright circumscribed halo, a growing…