Sun Halo

While browsing through the South African paper today, I was pleasantly surprised to learn of a 'Sun Halo'. Johannesburg residents were witness to this somewhat of a miracle earlier this week which is visibly a round rainbow, seen around the sun  - the rare phenomenon only appears on occasions when the sun is seen through a fine layer of moisture between the earth and the sun. Sun halos are the result of ice crystals trapped in cirrus clouds, in the lowest layer of earth's atmosphere.  The crystals act as prisms, reflecting light that mimics bands of colour found in a rainbow. Allah-u-Akbar - is this not of the most beautiful creations of Allah!









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Pictures sourced from the News24 Gallery
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