Arctic
Halos by
Tom Morgan January '08. Image ©Tom
Morgan,
shown with permission.
Tall sundogs flank the sun, their shape set by the locations
of layers of diamond dust crystals.
Or are they parts of a 22° halo?
Tall sundogs result from plate crystals
with large wobbles. When wobbles are very
large the distinction between tall
sundogs and a 22° halo becomes rather academic.
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