Kinds of halos

Halo Types

 The following graphics were created with HaloSim by L. Cowley & M. Schroeder (www.atoptics.co.uk)
EE01 - 22°-Ring
EE01 - 22°-Ring
EE02/03 - Parhelia
EE02/03 - Parhelia
EE05 - Upper Contact Arc
EE05 - Upper Contact Arc
EE06 - Lower Contact Arc
EE06 - Lower Contact Arc
EE07 - Described Halo
EE07 - Described Halo
EE08 - Upper Light Column
EE08 - Upper Light Column
EE09 - Lower Light Column
EE09 - Lower Light Column
EE11 - Circumzenithal Arc
EE11 - Circumzenithal Arc
EE12 - 46° Ring
EE12 - 46° Ring
EE13 - Horizontal Circle
EE13 - Horizontal Circle
EE14/15 - Lowitz Arcs
EE14/15 - Lowitz Arcs
EE17 - Counter-sun
EE17 - Counter-sun
EE18/19 - 120° Parhelia
EE18/19 - 120° Parhelia
EE21 - Supralateral arch
EE21 - Supralateral arch
EE22 - Infralateral Arc
EE22 - Infralateral Arc
EE23 - Circumhorizontal Arc
EE23 - Circumhorizontal Arc
EE27 - Parry Arch
EE27 - Parry Arch
EE31 - 9°-Ring
EE31 - 9°-Ring
EE32 - 18° Ring
EE32 - 18° Ring
EE33 - 20°-Ring
EE33 - 20°-Ring
EE34 - 23° Ring
EE34 - 23° Ring
EE35 - 24°-Ring
EE35 - 24°-Ring
EE36 - 35°-Ring
EE36 - 35°-Ring
EE37 - Elliptical Rings
EE37 - Elliptical Rings
EE38 - Bottlinger's Rings
EE38 - Bottlinger's Rings
EE40 - Subhorizon Circle
EE40 - Subhorizon Circle
EE44 - Subsun
EE44 - Subsun
EE45/46 - Subsun
EE45/46 - Subsun
EE52 - 46° Contact Arcs
EE52 - 46° Contact Arcs
EE56 - Wegener's Counter-Sun Arch
EE56 - Wegener's Counter-Sun Arch
EE57 - Tricker's Antisolar Arc
EE57 - Tricker's Antisolar Arc
EE58 - Hastings Counter-sun Arc
EE58 - Hastings Counter-sun Arc
EE60 - Tapes Arcs
EE60 - Tapes Arcs
EE61 - Sunbow
EE61 - Sunbow
EE62 - Subsun Arc
EE62 - Subsun Arc
EE63 - Subparhelic Bow
EE63 - Subparhelic Bow
EE66 - 9° parry-shaped bows
EE66 - 9° parry-shaped bows
EE67 - 18°-Lateral Arcs
EE67 - 18°-Lateral Arcs
EE69 - 23° parhelic Arcs
EE69 - 23° parhelic Arcs
EE70 - 24°-Lateral Bends
EE70 - 24°-Lateral Bends
EE77 - Moilanen arc
EE77 - Moilanen arc
EE99
EE99 - Unexplained Halo Types