Photographer captures rare ice halo phenomena in New Mexico
The phenomenon comes from ice crystals in the atmosphere.
By Thor Benson | Jan. 10, 2015 at 5:51 PM
US National Weather Service Amarillo Texas
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Photo taken and provided by Joshua Thomas. Taken in Red River, NM the morning of January 9, 2015.
RED RIVER, N.M., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A photographer from Texas, Joshua Thomas, recently captured a photo in New Mexico of a rare ice crystal halo phenomenon.
In order to point out the interesting details in the photo, the US National Weather Service of La Crosse, Wisconsin made the photo into a diagram that shows the different aspects of the halo.
The phenomenon occurs when minuscule ice crystals in the atmosphere reflect and refract light in a certain way. The halos can be created by light from the sun or the moon, and seeing one often means there will be some kind of precipitation within the following 24 hours.
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