The Beauty of Ice Crystals

by Kids Discover

When ice crystals and light collide high in Earth’s atmosphere, they can create amazing effects. Depending on the crystals’ shape and position, you might see towering sun pillars, blobs of light called sun dogs, or 22-degree halos, which form at a 22-degree angle to the sun. (Shuttertsock)

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