General Navigation USCG Q#713 (Set 23)

Which cloud commonly produces a halo about the Sun or Moon?

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option C — Cirrostratus

Cirrostratus clouds are thin, high-altitude ice crystal clouds that cover the sky in a veil-like layer. Due to the refraction of light through these ice crystals, they frequently produce a halo effect around the Sun or Moon, a phenomenon described in the International Cloud Atlas and Bowditch.

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