Tangent arc
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tangent-arc-324-11428917
title:
Tangent arc
text:
Tangent arcs are a type of halo, an atmospheric optical phenomenon, which appears above and below the observed Sun or Moon, tangent to the 22° halo. To produce these arcs, rod-shaped hexagonal ice crystals need to have their long axis aligned horizontally.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Atmospheric optical phemonenon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent_arc
date created:
date modified:
2023-04-16T19:43:53Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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15