| Halos  imaged
              by Erik Aaseth at Skarstind, Jotunheimen National Park, Oppland
              County, Norway, May 28, '08.        Image ©Erik Aaseth, shown
 with permission.
 
 A colourful halo surrounds the sun, likely a 22°. However, the previous day had seen pyramidal crystal halos over Norway and they appear here too. Close to the sun there is a 9° halo and the diffuse brightness beyond the outer ring is suggestive of a 24° halo. There is possibly also a lower 24° plate arc from partially oriented pyramidal crystals.
 
 A faint parhelic circle crosses the  sun and on the circle, well
        beyond the 22° halo, are two sundogs.
 
 The halos appear non circular because they are off-centre in this wide
        angle view.
 
 My thanks to Marko Riikonen for the interpretation.
 
 
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