An Aureole is an astronomical name for a corona, or the circle
of light or halo surrounding the head of a saint.
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The term aureole deciphers the light surrounded by a person. In
art, it is used to describe the one or two point linear
perspective. In a Catholic Church, the aureole is God.
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As we watched the solar eclipse, we protected our eyes so that
we could see the bright aureole surrounding the lunar shadow.