2006-06-21 19:25:43 · 14 answers · asked by jessygalvin 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere refract and reflect the sunlight which is itself reflected from the Moon. Under just the right conditions, you get the appearance of a ring.
2006-06-21 19:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by joustingwindmills 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In theory, there is a ring around every planet, it's just that most aren't large enough to keep it a ring and they floats off or forms a planet. The moon's ring should not be visible to the naked eye, and if visible you may very likely have been mistaken.
2006-06-22 02:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a halo. It appears when there are cirrostratus clouds in the sky (at about 10000 m or 30000 ft altitude). The light from the moon is refracted in the ice crystals of the clouds.
A halo can appear around the sun as well.
2006-06-22 02:32:37 · answer #3 · answered by Barret 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ring appears during the Eclipse, when the sun covers it and a very little light from a corner comes out it appears like a shiny diamond ring
2006-06-22 02:32:02 · answer #4 · answered by Shoaib A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's due to ice particles in the atmosphere. Sometimes rings appear round the sun too.
2006-06-22 02:28:07 · answer #5 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every time you see that ring.
An angel gets it's wings.
No, not really, it's actually moisture and particles in the atmosphere, refracting or redirecting the moon's light that causes moonbows.
2006-06-22 02:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by Mesa P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moon of earth has not any ring around because it has lee gravity .
2006-06-22 10:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should read the Moon description in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon Its fascinating!
2006-06-22 02:32:39 · answer #8 · answered by talljohnny4u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the water mollecules in the terrestial atmosphere.
2006-06-22 02:27:26 · answer #9 · answered by strangeanswerer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its clouds forming aroung the moon
2006-06-22 02:27:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋