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photometeor
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Circumzenithal arc, supralateral arc, Parry arc, tangential arc, 22 degree halo, parhelic circle, and sun dogs on right and left intersection of 22 degree halo and parhelic circle. | Various arcs, halos and sun dogsIn atmospheric optics, a photometeor is a bright object or other optical phenomenon appearing in the Earth's atmosphere when sunlight or moonlight creates a reflection, refraction, diffraction or interference under particular circumstances. The most common examples include halos, rainbows, fogbows, cloud iridescences (or irisation), glories, Bishop's rings, coron
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thumb | right | alt=Circumzenithal arc, supralateral arc, Parry arc, tangential arc, 22 degree halo, parhelic circle, and sun dogs on right and left intersection of 22 degree halo and parhelic circle. | Various arcs, halos and sun dogsIn atmospheric optics, a photometeor is a bright object or other optical phenomenon appearing in the Earth's atmosphere when sunlight or moonlight creates a reflection, refraction, diffraction or interference under particular circumstances. The most common examples include halos, rainbows, fogbows, cloud iridescences (or irisation), glories, Bishop's rings, coronas, crepuscular rays, sun dogs, light pillars, mirages, scintillations, and green flashes.
Photometeors are not reported in routine weather observation.