(WOOD) — Few things can add a splash of magic to your day like an ethereal ... Too thick of a cloud layer will block the light completely and prevent a halo from forming even if the crystals ...

That bright, circular halo is a natural optical phenomenon ... specifically cirrus or cirrostratus clouds — contain ice crystals that act like tiny prisms. These ice crystals refract and bend ...

Though sun halos can happen year-round, they are especially noticeable in the winter when ice-filled cirrus clouds are more ...

Residents in the Kamloops area were treated to a halo around the sun on a blue-sky day in early March, and some shutterbugs ...

That bright, circular halo is a natural optical phenomenon known as ... sun halos form when high-altitude clouds — specifically cirrus or cirrostratus clouds — contain ice crystals that act like tiny ...