THIS dramatic photo captures a dazzling golden ring around the sun as light catches on ice crystals in the atmosphere.
Taken by Margaret Rose Davies, the startling photo shows a golden halo around the sun in Worcester on Saturday.
A halo is an optical phenomenon produced by light, usually from the sun or moon, interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.
Halos can have many forms, ranging from coloured or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky.
How is a sun halo created?
The Met Office explains that when a ring appears around the moon or sun they are sometimes referred to as haloes.
It suggests rainfall may be approaching.
The Met Office said: "The halo is caused by ice crystals formed in high clouds.
"These ice crystals then refract the light from the moon or sun. As the ice crystals travel lower, precipitation becomes more likely."
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