Weather.gov says the halo around the sun or moon is usually seen as a bright white ring and can sometimes have color.

A solar halo is a ring of light that can appear around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction of light through ice crystals in thin cirrus clouds. According to the United States National Weather ...

It added that the most commonly seen halo is the single one making a 22-degree circle around the sun or moon, often brighter on the top and bottom. Many residents were in awe of the phenomenon.

Every once in a while, you may look up toward the sun and see strange bright lights on either side of it. Or perhaps you'll ...