Something was in the air recently when a photographer in Finland snapped a stunning shot of concentric rainbow-colored rings around the sun.
And it turns out that something was pollen.
Mikko Peussa captured the eye-catching images on May 30 near his home in Turku.
The multicolored rings are called "pollen coronas" and are caused by sunlight scattering off pollen in the air, according to Spaceweather.com.
The star-like sparkles that appear in and around the shining rings are individual pollen grains, which can vary in size.
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And it turns out that something was pollen.
Mikko Peussa captured the eye-catching images on May 30 near his home in Turku.
The multicolored rings are called "pollen coronas" and are caused by sunlight scattering off pollen in the air, according to Spaceweather.com.
The star-like sparkles that appear in and around the shining rings are individual pollen grains, which can vary in size.
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