In storm environments

 What looks extraordinary here is the result of well-understood atmospheric and optical physics.

This visual effect occurs when light interacts with ice crystals, water droplets, or charged particles in the atmosphere. Depending on altitude, temperature, and particle orientation, light can be refracted, reflected, or scattered into rings, arcs, or vivid color structures.

In storm environments, strong vertical air motion, electrical charge separation, and layered cloud structures can further enhance contrast and brightness, making these phenomena appear unusually dramatic. When sunlight or moonlight passes through the system at precise angles, rare combinations of halos, rainbows, auroral emissions, or illuminated cloud formations can emerge.