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Solar Halo: A ring around the Sun produced by cirrostratus clouds which consist of ice crystals Solar Wind: Is produced by charged ion particles escaping from the Sun. Solar Wind: The solar wind moves on average about 400 kilometers per sec/ 250 mps.
Parhelion or Parhelia (plural) : A bright, colored portion of a solar halo which forms on points 22° either side of the sun and at the same elevation. These luminous spots are caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals.
Halo
(Lunar Halo, Solar Halo) Group of optical phenomena, in the form of rings, arcs, pillars or bright spots, produced by the refraction of reflection of light by ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere (cirriform clouds, diamond dust, etc).
 See also: Front, Weather, Snow, Halo, Stratus
  
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