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When going for a walk in Altet, in the Urgell region, I noticed that the sun had a halo, so I took these photographs to show them in La Vanguardia’s Readers’ Photos.
The solar halo is an indication of change in weather. It is formed around the sun, presenting an iridescent ring on its outer circumference, due to ice crystals when there are high clouds.
The halo is caused by ice particles suspended in the troposphere that refract light, generating a spectrum of colors around the Moon or Sun.
It is an optical effect in the shape of a disk around the sun – or the moon – and has an iridescent ring on its outer circumference.
In Altet, the church of Sant Pere stands out. It is a town integrated into the municipality of Tàrrega. Until 1969 it was part of the municipality of La Figuerosa, but previously it had been independent, from 1812 to 1847.
Among the heritage points of interest in Altet, the Castell de l’Ofegat also stands out, a fortress in ruins at the top of a hill, dating back to the Middle Ages, which was first documented in 1133.
