Bengaluru residents today witnessed the uncommon sight of a rainbow-coloured ring about the sun. Residents of the city had been left marvelling as the ‘halo’ appeared about the sun on Monday morning. The striking circular rainbow was reportedly visible from most components of the capital of Karnataka. It was initially seen about 11 am and lasted for more than an hour, in which time Bengaluru residents flooded social media with pics of the uncommon phenomenon.
“A rainbow-like halo has encircled the sun in a perfect circle right now,” wrote actor Samyukta Hornad, sharing a image of the sun halo. She additional explained that the ring formed due to the fact of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
A rainbow-like halo has encircled the sun in a best circle correct now.
Call it magic, contact it correct 🙂The phenomenon is referred to as a halo n occurs due to the fact of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Owing to its radius about the sun
☀️ ???? ⛅️ ????#Bangalore#Sun ???? pic.twitter.com/QVnM44y1rS— Samyukta Hornad (@samyuktahornad) May 24, 2021
Delighted Bengaluru residents took to social media to share pictures of the rainbow-coloured ring. Computer Mohan, Lok Sabha member from Bengaluru Central constituency, shared 3 pictures of the “stunning sun halo” on Twitter.
Stunning #SunHalo in #Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/LuCBK5f7HO
— P C Mohan (@ComputerMohanMP) May 24, 2021
Take a look at some of the pics that are going viral on
The #Bengaluru sky is usually up to one thing!
This time it is the sun carrying out a fancy ring factor.
Why ought to clouds have all the exciting?! pic.twitter.com/rVYplr6w9h
— Maya Sharma (@MayaSharmaNDTV) May 24, 2021
A ring of rainbow types about the Sun via a phenomenon referred to as Halo that occurs due to the fact of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. morning views of sky in #Bangalorepic.twitter.com/9YdhfHreKx
— Bikram Bhattarai ???????? (@Bikram2051) May 24, 2021
This is just wow Sun halo in City ❤️ #Bangalore#Sunpic.twitter.com/krX0Wr3AMN
— The Warrior X (@optimusprime699) May 24, 2021
Even the sun is social distancing, joked one Twitter user.
Meanwhile, in Bangalore, even the sun is “social distancing” with a tiny halo to safeguard it! pic.twitter.com/Auz9O9Mlp7
— Mohamed Zeeshan (@ZeeMohamed_) May 24, 2021
Although the phenomenon is uncommon, it is not unheard of. Some Twitter customers dug up old photographs of sun halos, as seen ahead of in other components of the nation.
The Sun with HALO RING about it…????????
????seen @ Ranchi, Jharkhand#anuragaryanytpic.twitter.com/Xuo0ecVUoi
— ʀᴀᴊ ᴀʀʏᴀɴ (ᴀɴᴜʀᴀɢ ᴛɪᴡᴀʀʏ) (@anuragaryanyt) April 26, 2021
“Such Sun or Moon halos are not so common however they have been witnessed earlier in the country in the past,” tweeted senior IFS officer Ramesh Pandey.
Banglore city witnessed today a rainbow ring about Sun. This phenomenon is referred to as ‘22 degree Sun Halo’.
Such Sun or Moon halos are not so popular nevertheless they have been witnessed earlier in the nation in the previous. #banglore#sunhalopic.twitter.com/JeLfHp7AE3— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) May 24, 2021
Sun halo, also identified as ’22 degree halo’, is an optical phenomenon that happens due to sunlight refracting in millions of hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. It requires the type of a ring with a radius of about 22 degrees about the sun or the moon.