The word phe·nom·e·non noun \fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän, -nən\: something (such as an interesting fact or event) that can be observed and studied and that typically is unusual or difficult to understand or explain fully.
This one goes to Optical Phenomena/Ice Halos: Ice halo displays range from the familiar circle around the sun or moon to rare and prized events when the whole sky is webbed by intricate arcs. Tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere create halos by refracting and reflecting light. Halos bestow a delicate beauty to the skies and tell us about the crystals inhabiting the clouds. Find out how halos are formed, when and where to see them in the skies.
US National Weather Service Amarillo Texas Yesterday at 9:04am
Photo taken and provided by Joshua Thomas in Red River, NM the morning of January 9, 2015.
RED RIVER, N.M., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A photographer from Texas, Joshua Thomas, recently captured a photo in New Mexico of a rare ice crystal halo phenomenon.
In order to point out the interesting details in the photo, the US National Weather Service of La Crosse, Wisconsin made the photo into a diagram that shows the different aspects of the halo.
The phenomenon occurs when minuscule ice crystals in the atmosphere reflect and refract light in a certain way. The halos can be created by light from the sun or the moon, and seeing one often means there will be some kind of precipitation within the following 24 hours. - http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2015/01/10/Photographer-captures-rare-ice-halo-phenomena-in-New-Mexico/8911420929196/?spt=sec&or=sn
This looks like an ALL SEEING EYE OR IS IT AN EYE OF PROVIDENCE
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Nice photos. Was a special lens used to capture this effect, or was this effect captured in real time? I would love to see a video.
i don't know Malcolm ... ;)) the picture was taken by Joshua Thomas a photographer from Texas, i couldn't find any video of this particular "Sun's Ice Halo" ... but here a few that do give a feeling of an 'omen' ... fascinating:
I wonder how much weather phenomenon like this will help awaken the masses... Or is it a sign of the times?
Much gratitude and Blessings...<3
this specific phenomena aspire people to divinize man to saint 'status' or 'god like' ... as a nimbus or halo around heads, In India, China and etc ....
The pagans used it to symbolize their relationship with the sun-god: their own 'halo' of feathers representing the circle of light that distinguished the shining divinity in the sky. Indeed, people came to believe that by adopting such a 'nimbus' men turned into a kind of sun themselves and into a divine being.
In Pre-Islamic Iranian faith of Zoroastrianism in the form of Mithraism, or the Mysteries of Mithras, the Hvrena was depicted as a halo on the head of Mithras. And then later on was adopted by Christianity, who knows why.
another one is Sumerian Scribes of Enuma Anu Enlil - 'used sun or moon halo's' as omen to predict events: http://www.thelivingmoon.com/42stargate/03files/Sumerian_Astronomy_...
So it is a sign of change ... in form of beauty and inspiration?
Thanks Tally ... ;))
Blessings All Around...<3
soooo beautiful, thanks
One of the earliest scientific approaches to weather prediction occurred around 300 B.C.E., documented in Aristotle's work Aristotle tried to explain the weather through the interaction of earth, fire, air, and water. Several years after Aristotle's, book, his pupil Theophrastus put together a book on weather forecasting called The Book of Signs. Various indicators such as solar and lunar halos formed by high clouds were presented as ways to forecast the weather. The combined works of Aristotle and Theophrastus had such authority they became the main influence in the study of clouds, weather and weather forecasting for nearly 2000 years.
In weather lore, WHEN A HALO RINGS THE MOON OR SUN, RAIN’S APPROACHING ON THE RUN.
In Native American lore – halos is the sign of change, many traditions of weather magic indicate that a ring around the moon means bad weather, rain, or other foul atmospheric conditions are on the way.
Here is a sample from Diosemeia: by Aratus
And weather foul expect, when thou canst trace
A baleful halo circling Phoebus' face
Of murky darkness, and approaching near:
If of two circles, fouler weather fear.
And as you watch for halos, compare conditions with the halo's forecast:
A ring around the moon
May pass away soon,
But a ring around the sun
Gives water in the tun.
— Dutch Proverb
Totally AMAZING!
WOW- perfect symmetry-