Place: Concordia Base, Antarctica
Date: 2009-11-24
Description: This picture shows some sun halos above the Astronomy Platform at the French-Italian base (3,233 meters at 123°20' E 75°06' S). Sun halos are usually formed by ice crystals floating in cirrus clouds, but it is also possible to see them without clouds when temperatures are very low.
Author: Cyprien Pouzenc, France
Equipment used: Canon Eos 350D + Peleng 8 mm fisheye. Exposition f/4, 1/800 sec, ISO100
Original resolution: 3456x2304
