Farbphotographien eines Sonnenhalos in Cuba

Summary On May 5th 1950 a conspicuous solar halo attracted the interest of many of the inhabitants of the Isle of Cuba. The colour photographs taken by the author prove that it was a circular halo of 22 degrees, circumscribed by a doubly osculating oval, as theoretically studied byA. Wegener and others. By means of several drawings, the author gives a detailed explanation of the origin of this phenomenon, due to the high elevation of the sun (65°) and the prevalence of elongated horizontal ice crystals which constitute the cirrus.