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On Saturday afternoon, a wonderful phenomenon took over Sharjah's skies — the 22º halo. Wondering what it is, or why it ...
Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab Union for ...
These tiny ice crystals are hexagon-shaped, which translate into a 22-degree ring diameter ... creating this consistent halo. You can test this by putting your hand up to the sky with your ...
These crystals, often hexagonal in shape, act like tiny prisms—bending, refracting, and reflecting light to produce the dramatic 22-degree halo seen around the sun. In some cases, a rarer double ...