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jo2love (original poster member #31528) posted at 6:06 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Does anyone know what is going on with the circle around the sun today? It looks like a circle rainbow. (please excuse the darkness. My phone doesn't photograph the sun well.)

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Tred ( member #34086) posted at 6:09 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
It's called a solar halo.
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Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 6:10 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Ice crystals in the .... um... stratosphere? (Google free guess..)
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Tred ( member #34086) posted at 6:11 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
solar halo - a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
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simplydevastated ( member #25001) posted at 6:13 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
It's just nice to see the sun. It's cold today. My question is, what is that little dot on the left side?
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stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 6:13 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
"Its called a halo (also a nimbus or Gloriole) and can occur around the sun, moon, or any other bright object (such as street lights).
When it appears around the sun its because sunlight is refracted by tiny ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
It happens often on cold clear days (and often around the moon when its close to full in early spring and late fall).
You can see it on cold foggy nights around streetlamps as well."
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jo2love (original poster member #31528) posted at 6:27 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Wow! You guys are fast!
Thank you very much. It is chilly here.
SD - I have no clue what the dot is.
Some guy in the cvs parking lot was like crouching down taking a picture. He said, "It's a spaceship. The world is ending."
ThoughtIKnewYa ( member #18449) posted at 6:58 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
We've had some really powerful solar flares over the last few days with more to come. Don't be surprised to see a halo, aurora, etc.
TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 6:59 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The 'dot' is likely an internal reflection flare in the lens that took the photo.
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TattoodChinaDoll ( member #34602) posted at 7:21 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
I've been stuck inside all day with sick kids. Went to go look....note to self....don't stare at the sun.
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MovingUpward ( member #14866) posted at 7:24 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Looks like you took a flash photograph of your own eye.
jo2love (original poster member #31528) posted at 7:25 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
(((tcd)))
I did the samething.
I hope your kids feel better.
Moo - It does look like that, but I promise it's not my eye.
simplydevastated ( member #25001) posted at 7:47 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
The 'dot' is likely an internal reflection flare in the lens that took the photo.
Party pooper! I was hoping it was a planet.
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TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 8:13 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
"In a time of deceit, telling the Truth is a revolutionary act."
simplydevastated ( member #25001) posted at 8:20 PM on Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
D'oh.
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Two Wonderful children - DS11, DD8
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NotDefeatedYet ( member #33642) posted at 5:26 AM on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
I think that dot is a space photobomber. It made its way into mine too.
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jo2love (original poster member #31528) posted at 2:06 PM on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
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