The Halo Vault

The image above shows an arc that points towards the bulge in sub-Kern. Its formation is unknown. We captured the arc first time on two...

By Marko Riikonen This was a good no-hassle night of diamond dust hunt. The swarm was stationary and I didn’t have to pack up every 20 min...

In snow gun diamond dust displays Parry orientation is often strongly emphasized in relation to column orientation. There may be no sig...

By Marko Riikonen Spotlight displays are great in that almost every time you photograph them, you realize you understand halos less ...

By Marko Riikonen On the fifth of November the diamond dust season opened in earnest, when Esa Palmi photographed a major display at t...

By Jarmo Moilanen, Marko Mikkilä and Marko Riikonen On 23 November 2015, we were watching diamond dust halos develop under overcast s...

It seems putting the photos of the recent displays to my web page will delay. So, in a meanwhile here are two more photos of the display ...

A bright halogen spotlight and diamond dust is a magic combination. Spot yourself exactly in the middle of the beam and breathtaking ha...

Mika Aho was also on the halo move on Saturday 4. November. He headed for the Himos ski centre, where some 30 snow guns were operational....