There were some ice crystals in the upper atmosphere around here over the last two days, so several sky phenomena caught my attention while I was out and about. This morning, light rays from the sun reflecting off of the platy crystals produced a 22° ice halo (above), and a sun dog (below).
Last night I noticed an odd glow in the sky as the sun was nearly setting. It was a sun pillar, which is also a consequence of sunlight reflecting off of horizontal ice crystals.
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