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2. Halo (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia

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   In the Cornish dialect of English, a halo around the sun or the moon is called a cock's eye and is an omen of bad weather. The term is related to the Breton word kog-heol (sun cock) which has the same meaning. [5]

3. 22° halo - Wikipedia

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   22° halo around the Sun 22° halo around the Moon. A 22° halo is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a halo with an apparent diameter of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon. Around the Sun, it may also be called a sun halo. [1] Around the Moon, it is also known as a moon ring, storm ring, or winter halo.

4. Parhelic circle - Wikipedia

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   A parhelic circle is a type of halo, an optical phenomenon appearing as a horizontal white line on the same altitude as the Sun, or occasionally the Moon. If complete, it stretches all around the sky, but more commonly it only appears in sections. [2] If the halo occurs due to light from the Moon rather than the Sun, it is known as a ...

5. Vädersolstavlan - Wikipedia

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   Such parhelic circles are caused by horizontally oriented plate ice crystals reflecting sun rays. In order for a full circle to appear sun rays must be reflected both internally and externally. [56] [57] The circle surrounding the Sun is a 22° halo, as the name implies located 22° from the Sun.

6. Candy Canes Are Everywhere on Christmas—But Why Is That? - AOL

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   Candy canes are a peppermint treat long associated with Christmas. Learn their history, including why they were first made with red and white stripes. ... For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

7. Sun dog - Wikipedia

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   Also visible are parts of the 22° halo (the arcs passing through each sun dog), a sun pillar (the vertical line), and the parhelic circle (the horizontal line). A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, also called a parhelion [1] (plural parhelia) in atmospheric science, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or ...

8. Halo (religious iconography) - Wikipedia

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   This, by what the OED calls a "strange blunder", derived the word from the Latin aura as a diminutive, and also defined it as meaning a halo or glory covering the whole body, whilst saying that "nimbus" referred only to a halo around the head. This, according to the OED, reversed the historical usage of both words, but whilst Didron's diktat ...

9. These are the pedophile symbols you need to know to protect ...

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   In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...