Check Out the Sun Halo in Concord

If you put your hand up to the sun and cover it, you’ll see something very cool – a sun halo.

This picture was taken around 12:15 p.m. no Sept. 21, 2015.

What is a sun halo, you ask?

According to The Huffington Post, a 22-degree halo or sun halo, is a ring caused by sunlight passing through ice crystals in cirrus clouds within the Earth’s atmosphere.

The sun halo, according to the article, is not limited to any certain season; it happens whenever the viewer sees the sun and rainbow halo from a certain point in the sky. It’s most common, however, in the fall, winter, and spring, when the jet stream descends to the south, according to scientists at NASA.

Take a break from whatever you are doing right now and go outside and check it out.