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Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Ash Foster
A halo, with prima dogs and tangent arcs, was spotted implicit the Headland successful Hartlepool by Ash Foster
Much of bluish England enjoyed a uncommon optical show connected Sunday evening.
Thin, precocious unreality gave a spectacular amusement of halos, arcs and upside-down rainbows crossed the North East and Cumbria, not often seen unneurotic successful the UK.
The phenomena are caused by sunlight reflecting and refracting done crystal crystals precocious successful the atmosphere.
BBC Look North upwind presenter Jennifer Bartram said it was "very unusual".
"The peculiar space astatine which the sunlight hits these high-up crystal crystals signifier these patterns," she said.
"It's a existent delight to see."
Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Andy Gowland
Image caption,Halos gave the cleanable framework astir the Angel of the North, spotted by Andy Gowland
The rings astir the Sun are known arsenic halos and person a reddish tinge connected the interior edge.
Though halos are not uncommon successful the UK, the operation of different optical effects is much unusual.
Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Daniel McTiernan
Image caption,The antithetic star effects shone implicit Whitley Bay connected Sunday. Picture by Daniel McTiernan
One of the much antithetic features spotted was an upside-down rainbow, known arsenic a cirumzenithal arc.
It is besides known arsenic a Bravais' arc, and is formed erstwhile sunlight enters horizontal crystal crystals and refracts done a broadside prism face, which causes the upside-down effect.
Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Ravi
Image caption,A agleam circumzenithal arc spotted successful Stanwix, Cumbria, by Weather Watcher Ravi
Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Steven Lomas
Image caption,Steven Lomas captured the stunning spectacle implicit Souter Point lighthouse
Also disposable were a scope of different effects, including parhelia - oregon prima dogs - which look arsenic agleam patches either broadside of the sun.
Image source, BBC WEATHER WATCHER Kim Skelton
Image caption,A uncommon sighting of halos, arcs and prima dogs were spotted successful Whale, conscionable extracurricular Penrith, by Kim Skelton
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