It turns out, there's an interesting scientific reason for the halo. 7 First Alert Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes said it's called a 22° halo and it happens because we have high cirrus clouds that ...

Known as a moon ring, a winter halo, or a 22-degree halo, it's when "ice crystals suspended high above in thin wispy cirrus clouds refract the moon's light to form a perfect circle," Meteorologist ...

Referred to as a "moon halo," "moon ring" or "22° halo," the glowing ring around the moon is actually an optical phenomena.

Have you ever looked up and spotted a ring around the sun? This optical phenomenon is called a 22-degree halo. That's because the radius of the halo is approximately 22 degrees. So how are they ...

Atmospheric optics: 22 degree halo out in full force Wednesday by: Joseph Dames Posted: May 4, 2022 / 05:40 PM PDT Updated: May 4, 2022 / 05:40 PM PDT ...

It was an optical phenomenon called a halo in the skies over northern Michigan Friday. National Weather Service meteorologists at the agency's Gaylord office reported Friday a 22 degree halo was ...

The angle at which that refraction happens is 22°, which is why you’ll often hear atmospheric scientists/meteorologists refer to this as a 22° halo.

Referred to as a "moon halo," "moon ring" or "22° halo," the glowing ring around the moon is actually an optical phenomena. According to space.com, "the moon's halo or lunar halo is an optical ...