Photographer Rich Cruise filmed the visual display, known as the “pilot’s glory” or “pilot’s halo,” while flying over Portland, Oregon. The phenomenon is caused when a cloud’s water droplets scatter sunlight back towards a light source. This is why passengers on flights can sometimes see the “glory” or “halo” around the shadow of their plane when they look out the window. Read more from Sky News: Shark kills American snorkeler in Bahamas ‘Totally made up’: Sources deny Harry Styles spat at Chris Pine at film festival premiere Before aviation, the phenomenon was often seen by climbers, with the “glory” surrounding the climber’s shadow in the clouds below.
