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This idyllic winter scene was pictured by Angel Langmuir at Collingwood Ontario, Canada.

The red edged 22° halo, the sundog and the sun itself are cut through by the parhelic circle.

The parhelic circle is almost colourless and for that reason is often not easy to distinguish from cloud. In its complete form it is a huge halo that circles the sky at the same height as the sun. Although it appears of simple form, more ray paths go into its formation than any other halo.

parhelic circle
sundog
22 degree halo


Image ©Angel Langmuir , shown with permission.