US: Stunning Solar Halo Spotted Over Rochester With Aircraft Passing Through

A stunning solar halo was captured over Rochester during the daytime on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, with an aircraft passing through the scene, adding a striking sense of scale to the atmospheric phenomenon.

Solar Halo As Seen in Bernay - France

Solar Halo As Seen in Bernay - France

Solar halo. High clouds containing millions of crystals create this halo, which is caused by the refraction of light. Very low temperatures and high cloud altitudes make this halo easier to see, in Bernay, France, on November 20, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

THAILAND-BANGKOK-SOLAR HALO

THAILAND-BANGKOK-SOLAR HALO

(240701) -- BANGKOK, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A plane flies over Suvarnabhumi Airport as a solar halo appears in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rachen Sageamsak)

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

Solar Halo Above The Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde

CHENGDE, CHINA - MAY 6, 2024 - A spectacular solar halo is seen above the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Chengde city, North China's Hebei province, May 6, 2024.

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XILINGOL-SNOWSCAPE(CN)

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-XILINGOL-SNOWSCAPE(CN)

(231221) -- XILINGOL, Dec. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 20, 2023 shows a solar halo view in West Ujimqin Banner of Xilingol League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Peng Yuan)

Jinfo Mountain Snow Scenery in Chongqing

Jinfo Mountain Snow Scenery in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 20, 2023 - A solar halo is seen after snow at the Jinfo Mountain scenic area in Chongqing, China, December 20, 2023.

CHINA-TIBET-ZANDA-CULTURAL RELICS-GUARDIAN (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZANDA-CULTURAL RELICS-GUARDIAN (CN)

(230528) -- ZANDA, May 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A solar halo is pictured above the Piyang grottoes in Zanda County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 26, 2023. Hidden among sandstone hills in remote western Tibet, a stretch of honeycomb-shaped caverns is way beyond the reach of most travelers. Known as the Donggar and Piyang grottoes, the 1,000-year-old caverns in the Tibet Autonomous Region's Ngari Prefecture hold one of the world's greatest collections of Tibetan Buddhist murals. Rigzin Wangzhab, 75, has been guarding the site for more than 20 years. "When I was very young, I was told that the grottoes on the mountain were relics of high research value, so I had been thinking about doing something for them," Rigzin recalled. It was in 2002 that Rigzin learned of a job opening for these cultural relics protection. He applied for the position, strongly believing that the job would be the best way for him to guard the relics. Buddhist murals have been previously found

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

Handout - This artist’s concept of Comet 238P/Read shows the main belt comet sublimating—its water ice vaporising as its orbit approaches the Sun. This is significant, as the sublimation is what distinguishes comets from asteroids, creating their distinctive tail and hazy halo, or coma. The James Webb Space Telescope’s detection of water vapor at Comet Read is a major benchmark in the study of main belt comets, and in the broader investigation of the origin of Earth’s abundant water. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has enabled another long-sought scientific breakthrough, this time for solar system scientists studying the origins of Earth's abundant water. Using Webb's NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region. Comet Read is a main belt comet – an object that resides in the main asteroid belt

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

View Of Comet Helps Solve Mystery Of Earth's Abundant Water

Handout - This image of Comet 238P/Read was captured by the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope on September 8, 2022. It displays the hazy halo, called the coma, and tail that are characteristic of comets, as opposed to asteroids. The dusty coma and tail result from the vaporization of ices as the Sun warms the main body of the comet. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has enabled another long-sought scientific breakthrough, this time for solar system scientists studying the origins of Earth's abundant water. Using Webb's NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region. Comet Read is a main belt comet – an object that resides in the main asteroid belt but which periodically displays a halo, or coma, and tail like a comet. Main belt comets themselves are a fair

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a solar halo over Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a solar halo over Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar Halo

Solar Halo

A solar halo is seen at noon over the Tropical Rainforest National Park in Wuzhishan City, south China's Hainan Province, May 4, 2021.

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in western Japan

Solar halo observed in western Japan

A halo around the sun is observed in Osaka, western Japan, on June 27, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. Seen below the solar halo is a circumhorizontal arc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Solar halo observed in Japan

Solar halo observed in Japan

A halo is observed around the sun in the northeastern Japan city of Aomori on May 7, 2018. Seen below the solar halo is a circumhorizontal arc. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo