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Old Nov 01, 2010, 05:38 AM
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At the moment South Africans are experienceing a halo around the sun, which is apparently a rare phenomena.

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/J...ained-20101101

It's caused by ice crystals reflecting the light from the sun. After blinding myself I saw it too... it looks weird.
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