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Tangent arc

atmospheric optical phenomenon, which appears above and below the observed Sun or Moon, tangent to the 22° halo

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

optical phenomenon

circumzenithal arc

circumhorizontal arc

parhelic circle

circumscribed halo

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Infralateral arc

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circumzenithal arc

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optical phenomenon

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