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© A. LooneySun halo seen around the Space Needle, Monday, June 22.
Many people around the Northwest witnessed a halo around the sun Monday, appearing as a white or rainbow ring.

NASA explains that the halo is formed when sunlight shines through ice crystals in the air. A similar occurrence is called a sundog, during which a rainbow-colored splash appears to the left or the right of the morning sun.

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© NikkewhitmanphotographySun halo seen in the Pacific Northwest Monday, June 22.