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Halo
    

A ring of light around a bright object as seen through a mist.

Aureole, Glory, Lunar Halo




References

Corliss, W. R. Rare Halos, Mirages, Anomalous Rainbows and Related Electromagnetic Phenomena: A Catalog of Geophysical Anomalies. Glen Arm, MD: Sourcebook Project, 1984.

Cowley, L. "Atmospheric Halos." http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/halo/halosim.htm.

Greenler, R. Rainbows, Halos, and Glories. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Tape, W. Atmospheric Halos. Washington, DC: Amer. Geophys. Union, 1994.



© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein





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