Sun Halo today in New York City...

Today in New York was an amazing Sun Halo which is very unusual to see.

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Here is the meaning...
What makes a halo around the sun or moon?

Halos around the moon – or sun – are a sign of thin cirrus clouds drifting high above our heads. They are a sign of nearby storms.

A ring or circle of light around the sun or moon is 

called a halo by scientists. We get many messages

throughout each year from people who’ve just

spotted a ring around the sun or moon. The night

before Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the U.S.

mainland on October 29, 2012, for example, many

throughout the U.S. saw a lunar halo. Another rash of 

lunar halos in the U.S. began to appear shortly before 

Christmas 2012. Solar and lunar haloes are pretty 

common, but they’re so mysterious-looking that 

people often express amazement upon seeing them.

(Information taken from www.earthsky.org)