16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
22° Sun Halo and Plane Contrail
A 22° halo around the sun with a plane contrail casting a shadow on a thin cloud layer - possibly of hexagonal ice crystals. The unusual bent line of the contrail must be further away than the thin cloud layer because it casts a shadow onto the cloud creating a very strange illusion.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 01.2017 |
| Date Uploaded: | 06.2018 |
| Photo Location: | Patras, Greece |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
| Copyright: | © Alexandros Maragos |