Triple Sunrise
On September 23, 2006, the sun rose due East @ the Equinox, an event that only occurs twice every year. The ice halos were seen (ice crystals in the atmosphere that reflect and refract light) here in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Sun halos are often seen more as rainbows because of hexagonal cross-sections of ice. In the center of the picture, there is a sun pillar, 22 degrees above the halo arc. Sundogs on either side of the picture (falling ice crystals that reflect light), as well as a tangent arc (touches the top of the sun halo), can also be seen. I think this is a pretty amazing picture. I mean, 3 sunrises? How cool is that?
