Walker in Scottish Highlands captures stunning photo of 'sun halo' effect created by light passing through ice crystals in the atmosphere John McGowan, 52, was walking with his partner Alison Cunningham, 55, at Beinn Eighe in the Highlands She spotted halo through her sunglasses and her husband turned down his aperture and photographed it Sun halos, or 22° halos, are created by sunlight interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
By Mark Duell for MailOnline
Published: 12:11 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 12 June 2019
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The sun halo pictured at 12.33pm on June 8 at Beinn Eighe
A nature lover was left amazed after photographing an optical phenomenon - a shimmering
