Photometeor

Inatmospheric optics,aphotometeoris a bright object or other optical phenomenon appearing in the Earth'satmospherewhen sunlight or moonlight creates areflection,refraction,diffractionorinterferenceunder particular circumstances. The most common examples includehalos,rainbows,fogbows,cloud iridescences(oririsation),glories,Bishop's rings,coronas,crepuscular rays,sun dogs,light pillars,mirages,scintillations,andgreen flashes.

Photometeors are not reported in routineweather observation.

See also

• Hydrometeor
• Rayleigh scattering

External links

• South pole halos - an example of halos and arcs around the south polar sun