The pictures above were taken through the Somerset Medical Center Parking Deck windows today around 2pm in the afternoon. I was driving there when I saw people outside their buildings, with their hands over their eyes, looking up at the sky. I was driving and wondering what they were looking at. Then on the radio, 101.5, I heard that there was a spectacular ring around the sun.
The photo below, was posted on facebook. The person had a much better camera than I. The picture shows the ring of ice crystals refracting the rays of the sun and forming a circular rainbow. The size and intensity were impressive.
A nimbus or icebow is an optical phenomenon produced by ice crystals creating colored or white arcs and spots in the sky. Many are formed near the sun or moon.
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