The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Monday, July 6, 2009

Halo




Sunday at Noon, phenomenon in the sky and midterm elections for more of the same.

Halo (also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon. 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.

music+image

Gracias por su visita. / Thanks for visiting, its most appreciated.

7 comments:

B SQUARED said...

I have seen them before but mostly in the winter.

joo said...

It's belived that when there's halo around the moon the weather is going to change. I don't know if it's true but it looks great. Your photos are fabulous!
Have a nice week:)

Prospero said...

The first picture is a powerful cruciform image.

jelb said...

Bonjour,
Very nice serie..Beautiful effects..Bravo!

cieldequimper said...

Genious.

AB said...

Los misterios y la belleza de la naturleza!

siva // ശിവ said...

It is amazing....