New Delhi: The capital city of hill state Uttarakhand on a bright Sunday afternoon became witness to a rare phenomenon, leaving the locals and the Indian side of social media thrilled.
The sky of the northern city of Dehradun was glorified by a sun halo with rainbow colours. The sun halo, also known as ’22 degree halo’ is a rare optical phenomenon which gives a resemblance of a rainbow encircling the sun from a distance of nearly 22 degrees.
According to the director of the Meteorological Center Mr Bikram Singh, “The phenomenon is a result of sunlight getting refracted by the millions of hexagonal ice crystals hovering in the atmosphere”.
Experts advise not to view a sun halo with bare eyes as it can harm the eyes of an observer. Capturing the phenomenon without any obstruction can further harm the camera.
Meanwhile, the sight prompted local residents to capture pictures and videos of the sun halo on their mobile phone cameras, which became crazy viral leaving internet users awe-inspiring.
Watch:
Captured rare Sun Halo ? pic.twitter.com/cd7BFD4QLs
— Ankit ? (@Ankit_ash1) July 24, 2022
First time saw Halo around the Sun ? pic.twitter.com/NXDvQb1XD6
— Deepjyoti Barman (@DJBarman_JR) July 24, 2022
Amazing rainbow-colored halo around the sun in #Dehradun yesterday
Mesmerizing!! #nature #uttarakhand #India pic.twitter.com/je6DmXZRwy— Dr Pankaj K Garg (@DrPankajGarg) July 25, 2022
A circular rainbow visible just over my head?
It’s called a Sun Halo and a rare phenomenon occuring once in few years pic.twitter.com/3x0nsXuAHH— Rahul Sethi (@techysethi) July 24, 2022
Sun halo.
24/7. pic.twitter.com/ZqfXM2MXM7— Vatsalya Singh Baghel (@VatsalyaBaghel) July 24, 2022
A sun halo in Dehradun today. Absolutely beautiful. pic.twitter.com/DccSlWtOaB
— Arpit Batra (@arpitbatra123) July 24, 2022
Rare sun halo
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.#sunhalo #Sunbow #sundog #Dehradun #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/cujxDmhtsA— Rishita Juyal (@juyal_rishita) July 24, 2022
Paradise #dehradun #sunhalo pic.twitter.com/XiWUibiyiU
— Dehradooni (@dehradooni) July 24, 2022
