Sunday evening ended with a visual treat in the sky, and Monday morning continued the atmospheric spectacle! Cirrostratus clouds drifting over Metro Atlanta produced my favorite atmospheric optical ...
SEATTLE -- If you were up early Wednesday morning, you might have been treated to a rather brilliant show in the skies near the sun. Photos from around the region showed a rather bright halo around ...
An astronaut aboard theInternational Space Station (ISS) recently snapped a breathtaking photo of a lunar halo, a rare optical phenomenon visible from space. The image, showcasing a delicate arc of ...
Cold winter days don’t just bring frigid temperatures, they can also bring some of the most spectacular sky displays of the season. Yes, even in winter, we can see many different atmospheric, optical ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever looked up and spotted a glowing ring around the sun, or what seemed like a second sun hanging in the sky? From shimmering ...
Whether they’re idyllic floating cotton balls on an otherwise blue sky or ominous grey swirls that block the sun, clouds all begin as an invisible dot of water vapor. This elusive gas has been tricky ...