Bengaluru Residents Share Pics of a “Sun Halo” in Sky
Recently Delhiites shared stunning pictures of trees and streets covered in Amaltas blossoms, everything in the city was covered in Yellow. Now the people of Bengaluru are witnessing “Sun Halo” : a circular ring around the sun that resembles a pale rainbow. It is said to be a predictor of the upcoming rainfall. This phenomenon is common in cold countries but in India, it is rare and unpredictable. Check out the stunning visuals below, as residents of the city share pictures on Twitter:
Bangalore Halo Sun today. Not rare.
— Srihari Jwalapuram (@Srilooksin) May 24, 2021
A ring around the Sun or Moon
means rain or snow is coming soon.
A Sun halo is caused by the refraction, reflection, and dispersion of light through ice particles suspended within cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
It is called as Halo Sun. pic.twitter.com/8TbcAMYdAV
As per experts: It is “caused by the refraction, reflection, and dispersion of light through ice particles suspended within thin, wispy, high altitude cirrus or cirrostratus clouds.
Sun Halo above our apartment today - captured by my neighbor. pic.twitter.com/yIFRKCdKEr
— Satish G (@gsatishk1) May 24, 2021
The halo over our heads right now!#Bengaluru #Skies #Sun #RHRN pic.twitter.com/LhG2ffqkTE
— Zona Glomerulosa (@SnapperSurgeon) May 24, 2021
A Flattering Phenomenon:
— Jayakar Rao ???????? (Wear Mask|Stay Safe) (@Jayakar_rao) May 24, 2021
Today, at 12noon, a rare sun halo was seen all across the Bangalore Sky, which left Bangaloreans awestruck! Reason-ice particles suspended in the air within the cirrus clouds, which are bent at a 22 degree angle forming a halo around the Sun #sunhalo #sun pic.twitter.com/AiOxetZYJz
A rainbow-like halo has encircled the sun in a perfect circle right now.
— Samyukta Hornad (@samyuktahornad) May 24, 2021
Call it magic, call it true :)
The phenomenon is called a halo n happens because of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Owing to its radius around the sun
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ANOTHER SPECTACULAR EXPERIENCE!
— Deeksha Sharma (@Deeksha39839614) May 24, 2021
Bangalore experiences spectacular sun halo! #Trending #Bangalore #sunhalo pic.twitter.com/fFqZvZkHXN
Say 'Halo' to today's Sun..#Bengaluru.. pic.twitter.com/X6UcaScBBF
— Anantha-Infinity (@Ananthaforu) May 24, 2021
Sun Halo- ring spotted around the sun in the Bengaluru sky #sunhalo pic.twitter.com/6Bk0IM3yZZ
— sri krishna varanasi (@krishna_twiing) May 24, 2021
A few more pics from the Sun Halo seen from Bengaluru#Bengaluru #Bangalore #Karnataka #rainbow #sunhalo #sun #halo pic.twitter.com/Vist6hSgpW
— Rajat Navarathna (@rajatnavarathna) May 24, 2021
Halo there... #Bangalore #Halo #sunhalo pic.twitter.com/805BANJ5Vs
— Ravichandran (@NRC_Tweets) May 24, 2021
A beautiful rainbow halo around the sun today to remind us that everything will be alright ?????? #shotoniphone #rainbow #halo #sun #bengaluru pic.twitter.com/iUOsuP6AMr
— Varsha Raj (@VarshaRaj_14) May 24, 2021