LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s not always a sight one gets to see as an approaching storm brings a thin layer of cirrus clouds to the Oregon Coast. A rare sun halo with rainbow colors was spotted ...

It's not as rare a High Desert phenomenon as last weekend's spectacular northern lights, but several Central Oregonians couldn't help but share their views of a halo, ring or rainbow - various ...

The luminous ring is known scientifically as a 22-degree halo, named for the angle at which sunlight bends as it passes through six-sided ice crystals. As the light enters and exits the crystals, it ...

NEW ORLEANS — The sun halo, a weather phenomenon that happens when light hits icy clouds at a certain angle, shined over New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Thursday. WWL Meteorologist Alexa ...

Dr. Dale Ireland seems to always find amazing feats of nature, and this weekend was no different. While having a late lunch at a restaurant in Tacoma Saturday afternoon, he looked up and saw these ...

Did you see the rainbow around the sun in New Orleans this weekend? There is a simple scientific explanation for the spectacular sight. The rainbow, often called a "halo," is caused by refraction and ...

A bright sun halo forms over Vryheid, drawing residents outside to admire the rare ring in the sky. (Photo credit: Amanda Vergottini) Vryheid residents paused in their tracks this morning (Thursday) ...