The image shows a 22° halo around the sun, a phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting through hexagonal ice crystals in high cirrus clouds. The halo appears as a large ring of light surrounding the sun, with a faint rainbow-like coloration. The background is a cloudy sky. The location is Porlamar, Venezuela. There is a partial view of a person in the bottom left corner of the image.

$The image shows a 22° halo around the sun, a phenomenon caused by sunlight refracting through hexagonal ice crystals in high cirrus clouds. The halo appears as a large ring of light surrounding the sun, with a faint rainbow-like coloration. The background is a cloudy sky. The location is Porlamar, Venezuela. There is a partial view of a person in the bottom left corner of the image.$ Solar halo observed over Porlamar, Venez

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Fri, May 22, 2026, 03:09 PM

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Porlamar, Venezuela

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