Gordo's gallery of halos
All photos and text Copyright © 1998-2003 Gordon Richardson gordonr@iafrica.com

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Cirrus layers at dawn (with sundog) - Nov '02




Halo in cirrus over trees - Oct '02




Cirrus (22 deg) halo - Aug/Sep '00




Iridescence on altocumulus clouds - May/Jun '00




Complete 22deg solar halo - April '00
A 24mm lens would get all in the frame




Solar halo and tree - Nov '99




22 deg halo on wavy cirrus at dawn - early-June '98




Solar halo "glory" from Table Mountain - Aug '82
photo by Leon Breytenbach




Iridescence from lenticular cloud - June '99




Iridescence - April '75
photos by Dane Gerneke




Halo around moon - February '75
photo by Dane Gerneke




22 deg halo - October '81
photo by Dane Gerneke




Other websites:

Click here for a technical explanation of the 22 degree halo from Univ Illinois

Click here for a site with detailed information on halos and halo simulations by Les Cowley

Click here for a detailed Atlas of halo forms with fine photos
as well as glories and iridescence by Mark Vornhusen

Click here for information on halos by Jarmo Moilanen from Finland

Click here for halo photos by Pekka Parviainen from Finland


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