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4 unusual facts about 22° halo


Bottlinger's ring

A Bottlinger's Ring is a type of halo that is elliptical, instead of circular as the 22° halo or the 46° halo.

Circumhorizontal arc

The distance below the sun is twice as far as the common 22-degree halo.

Lower tangent arc

A lower tangent arc is a rarely observable halo, an optical phenomenon appearing under and tangent to a 22° halo centred around the sun.

Parhelic circle

Even fractions of parhelic circles are less common than sun dogs and 22° halos.


Video, Video

The song was performed 13th on the night, following Spain's Lucía with "Él" and preceding Yugoslavia's Aska with "Halo, Halo".


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