Seaside Skies

Rings form around the Sun and Moon when high, cirrus clouds reflect their light. Ice crystals are hexagonal in shape, with 22° angles between sides (as every hexagon has). So, the halo is 22° away from the sun in the sky.

Sunlight passing through ice crystals in these high cirrus clouds form a ring around the sun.

Sunlight passing through ice crystals in these high cirrus clouds form a ring around the sun.

Sky and sea here, shooting a swimm er in Delaware Bay.

Rusty swimming in the Delaware Bay.

Rusty swimming in the Delaware Bay.

A strange, night sky, with a moon-backlit blanket of clouds, and stars shining beyond.

Moonlit clouds

Moonlit clouds