27/09/2026
A unique sight over the Kilimanjaro region last week! ☀️
On September 17th, our team captured this ring around the sun - a natural phenomenon called a 22° Solar Halo.
Even when it feels warm on the ground here in Moshi, temperatures around 9100 meters (30,000 feet) up are freezing. This creates thin, cirrus clouds made up of tiny, six-sided ice crystals instead of liquid droplets. When sunlight passes through them, the mini crystals act like prisms and bend the light at an angle, creating this solar halo effect.
For our team, it was a nice reminder to keep looking up and enjoying the unexpected moments on the trail.