New Delhi: Telangana on Wednesday witnessed a rare phenomenon of a rainbow-coloured ring across the solar. People took to social media to report the marvellous occasion because the ‘halo’ appeared across the solar, simply final week this was seen in Bengaluru as nicely.
The rare optical and atmospheric phenomenon takes place as a result of dispersion of sunshine is known as ‘22 degree round halo’ as a hoop with an obvious radius of roughly 22° across the Sun or Moon. When seen across the Moon, it is known as a moon ring or winter halo.
What is Sun’s Halo?
The Sun’s halo that was seen round elements of Telangana is a 22-degree ring that seems as a result of dispersion of sunshine as white mild passes by ice crystals present in upper-level cirrus clouds, inflicting the halo to have colors.
The EarthSky.org defined the occasion brought on by each refraction, or splitting of sunshine, and likewise by reflection, or glints of sunshine from these ice crystals.
“The crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye, in order for the halo to appear. That’s why, like rainbows, halos around the sun – or moon – are personal. Everyone sees their own particular halo, made by their own particular ice crystals, which are different from the ice crystals making the halo of the person standing next to you,” it stated in an article.
During the method, mild undergoes two totally different refractions as soon as when it passes by ice crystals and the second when it exists. During the 2 phases, it bends relying on the diameter of the ice crystal and the 2 refractions bend it by 22 levels from its authentic level giving it the identify of a 22-degree ring.
This phenomenon was noticed in Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram in 2020 as nicely.
