Moon Halo

[ghache]

Last night, i went outside for a smoke and this is how the moon looked like.

Never seen this before, its a moon halo or moon ring.

My tripod was at the studio so i had to take this shot at 1/3 and iso 1600 to get a correct exposure.
I hope the neighbors didnt see me laying on my back in the grass at 1 AM LOL.

 

[ghache]

From wkipedia.


Moon ring - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"A moon ring, also known as a winter halo, is a phenomenon that usually appears in conjunction with a full moon. There appears to be a whitish ring, approximately 10 to 20 times the size of the moon, surrounding the moon and centered on it. It is caused by refraction of the light from the full moon in the ice particles floating in the clouds, as opposed to a rainbow, where light refracts in the water vapor that makes up the clouds. Since this happens most effectively at a certain angle, this ring appears at the bottom of the clouds, and since similar triangles must form between the moon, the refracting surface, and the observation point, the "highlighted" clouds are at approximately the same distance from the moon, creating the image of a ring.
In ancient beliefs it is believed that a moon ring means very warm days before the winter storm. It is also said that the number of days can be counted by counting the stars inside the ring. If you count 15 stars then you have 15 days before a winter storm is to come."



the temp was 25-30 degree for the last 4 days and the forecast is really ****ty for the next 5-6 days with strong wind, rain and cold weather.

Nothing spectacular but still a cool phenomenon that i was not aware of.

 

[biggoron]

i saw the same thing on Monday night. I'd never seen it before. I was out walking the dog and didn't bother to go back for my camera. was really beautiful though.

 

[bogeyguy]

Maybe smoke from your cig. LOL!

 

[ghache]

Maybe smoke from your cig. LOL!

LOL.

 

[KmH]

The halo is caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. 22° halo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An intimate knowledge of how light works is valuable knowledge to have for doing photography.