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07/04 in Florida

I don’t think the supernumerary bits came out in any photos but it was the most vibrant rainbow I’ve ever seen. We were all mesmerized.

Palm Desert. Coachella Valley, CA. July 4, 2026. Morning 22 Halo. 🇺🇸🌈

In Seattle today 8:30pm with clouds and moisture to the East and clears skies with a setting sun to the West

This is my first run-in with a solar halo phenomenon that isn't a sun dog or 22° halo, save for the 9° halo that I photographed at Laguna Beach.

It's uncommon, frankly, but it's still a find.

A sun dog can be found rightwards to this sun as well.

Most insane rainbows I’ve ever seen. All the photos look like they are from behind a distorting glass, but the photos are from outside. They looked exactly like the photos. It was incredible.

These photos were taken by me in Paramaribo, Suriname, on Sunday at 11:57 AM. The colorful band remained almost perfectly straight and I couldn’t see any continuation of an arc anywhere in the sky. It lasted for several minutes after rain. Is this a circumhorizontal arc, cloud iridescence, or something else?

Photos © Wilfred van de Groep 2026.

I was at the beach the other day and captured this! I can’t tell if it is an odd radius halo or something similar to it, but it’s cool anyways because I am a Cirrostratus Halo fan! Enjoy the photos! ☺️

Anyone else catch the sun halo today?

I'm placing all the pics from my event last night. I'm seeing a 22, a corona, the mysteries arch and halo rays? Also what's the inner circle without the rainbow effect?