Why is there a rainbow around the sun or moon?
By
Scott Sistek
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Sometimes the rainbow isn't in the form of a halo, but just colors a streak of clouds -- the ice crystals in that cloud were at just the correct angle from the sun to produce the prism effect shown here. The one on the left was taken May 24, 2002, while the one on the right was taken July 19, 2003 in Tacoma, and the bottom one was taken June 3, 2006 from Spokane.
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Youve all seen rainbows on those days where it's raining and the sun's out at the same time. But what about those times when you see a rainbow-like halo around the sun or moon?






