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    A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk') is an optical phenomenon produced by light (typically from the Sun or Moon) interacting...
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    A glory is an optical phenomenon, resembling an iconic saint's halo around the shadow of the observer's head, caused by sunlight or (more rarely) moonlight...
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    A 22° halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a halo with an apparent radius of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon. Around the...
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    Optical phenomena are any observable events that result from the interaction of light and matter. All optical phenomena coincide with quantum phenomena...
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  • Halo (religious iconography), glory, or aureola, a ring of light that surrounds a person in religious art Halo (optical phenomenon), glory (optical phenomenon)...
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    In meteorology, a corona (plural coronae) is an optical phenomenon produced by the diffraction of sunlight or moonlight (or, occasionally, bright starlight...
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  • Look up HALO, Halo, halo, or halo- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. HALO, halo, halos or haloes may refer to: Halo (optical phenomenon) Halo (religious...
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    atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun dogs often flank the Sun within a 22° halo. The sun...
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    A 46° halo is a rare atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a halo with an apparent radius of approximately 46° around the Sun. At solar elevations...
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    Circumhorizontal arc (category Atmospheric optical phenomena)
    A circumhorizontal arc is an optical phenomenon that belongs to the family of ice halos formed by the refraction of sunlight or moonlight in plate-shaped...
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