Swiss Halos

Mountain diamond dust halos in the Melchsee-Frutt region of Switzerland. Max Emerson took these images. 
 ©Max Emerson, shown with permission
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The halos are identified in the HaloSim ray tracing simulation below.

The display is exceptional.

The helic and Parry supralateral arcs are very rare.