Photos

"Halo" from Mississauga. Sunday afternoon, perfect time for such remarkable display in the sky. To prevent sun from looking too deeply into my camera I hid it partially behind a tree. And that gave it unexpectedly a powerful burst of energy. The whole tree enveloped in energy field. ;-)

"A halo (ἅλως; also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon, and sometimes near other strong light sources such as street lights. There are many types of optical halos, but they are mostly caused by ice crystals in cold cirrus clouds located high (5–10 km, or 3–6 miles) in the upper troposphere. The particular shape and orientation of the crystals is responsible for the type of halo observed. Light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals and may split up into colors because of dispersion, similarly to the rainbow."
(Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon))