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Civil Protection of Mexico City reported that there was a solar halo at noon in the city.
Through social networks, SkyAlert Storm reported that this phenomenon The meteorological optics is formed by the refraction of light in ice crystals at high altitude.
How is a solar halo formed?
Daniel Flores Gutiérrez, a researcher at the Institute of Astronomy (IA) of UNAM noted that the combination of low temperatures in the upper layers of the I & # 39; Atmosphere and moisture from the oceans, cause solar halos.
Slight layers of ice are formed in the form of hexagons and when sunlight passes through the prisms, light breaks down in color, as happens in a rainbow. " , explains the specialist
Flores Gutiérrez He pointed out that, unlike rainbows, Orman with drops of water, the solar halo is perceived by the ice crystals.
"It is an atmospheric phenomenon with a very clear optical effect.As it is daylight, the sun's brightness is so intense that even with the pollution of the city, we can see it and take advantage of it, "he said.
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