© Claudia Hinz

Mt. Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps, Germany

Latitude: 47° 25' 16'' N

Longitude: 10° 59' 11'' E

14 January 2013 1050 (Local Time)
Camera direction: towards SSE

Image P/S code: P.13.1.2

Image I.D.: 5621

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  Halo display

  This halo display was formed by the refraction and reflection of sunlight through diamond dust on Mt. Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps, Germany (altitude 2 963 m). Diamond dust is a precipitation that falls from a clear sky in very small ice crystals, often so tiny that they appear suspended in the air. These ice crystals are visible mainly when they sparkle in the sunlight.

  The halo types visible in the picture are: 22° halo; parhelic circle; parhelia, seen at 1 and 2; upper tangent arc; upper Sun pillar; lower Sun pillar; 46°halo; infralateral arc; and supralateral arc.

  Some of these halo types are quite common, such as the 22° halo and parhelia, while others are less frequently seen. Some appear as relatively bright spots or arcs, while others are faint and difficult to identify.

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  © Claudia Hinz
  Mt. Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps, Germany
  Latitude: 47° 25' 16'' N
  Longitude: 10° 59' 11'' E
  14 January 2013 1050 (Local Time)
  
  
  Camera direction: towards SSE
  Image P/S code: P.13.1.2
  Image I.D.: 5621