Yearly Archives: 2008

On 3 February, Milan Osecky observed a diamond dust display with sharp Moilanen arc by the village of Zaton. The halo was seen during sunrise, when the Sun was about 4° above the horizon. The phenomenon lasted approximately 8-10 minutes,…

On 1 February, Steve Sumner in Auburn, California, observed a peculiar phenomenon in the sky. A bright elongated spot, which was apparently not lit directly by sun rays, occurred in front of an Altocumulus cloud. In the photo the Sun’s…

For some years I have been waiting to get to employ stacking technique for snow surface halos. Last weekend the chance finally came along, as a moderate display appeared on two consecutive days. Here I present the results from the…

The morning of 16th March 2006 offered a perfect ending for skiing holiday week for Hinkka family, when a magnificent diamond dust halo display interrupted their outdoor activities near Himos ski resort. Markku Hinkka drew camera out and started shooting…

Sometimes a surface halo can be more than a couple of colored crystals forming a vague half circle on the snow. Such was the case on 8 January 2006 in Juva, where Jari Piikki photographed the display shown above. 22°…

In the evening of December 22, 2007 Emil Brezina had the opportunity to observe halos on cirrostratus clouds from the top of Lysa hora, the highest peak (1323 m) of the Moravian Beskydy mountains. Among these halos, there was an…

A one night cold snap in Fairbanks on 24 January produced the above display with halos from pyramid crystals. Let Walt Tape, who took the photo, tell more: “The temperature was between -25 and -30 °F (-32 and -34 °C).…

Sometimes it happens that when first photos of some halo are taken, more start piling up in the wake. This was the case for example with elliptical halos. Now the Kilpisjärvi halo expedition seems to have resulted in second Kern…

One of the most striking halo displays of recent years in the Czech Republic was observed on December 25, 2007 in Destne in the Orlicke Mountains. Diamond dust halo phenomena highlighted the sky shortly after 12 local time (CET) and…