Halo Morning

A halo rings the rising sun as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 8:40 AM on Saturday, October 30, 2010. From the camera's perspective, the new aircraft contrail at left center appears to be climbing vertically, but in reality it was on its way west--directly overhead and beyond. Note how the sky, covered in cirrus clouds and crisscrossed with other contrails, has the appearance of a hanging bed sheet rippling in the wind.