it sometimes occurs round the sun too.
2006-06-23 00:37:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It's caused by ice particles in the sky, particles which make up the cirrus clouds. Light combined with the ice particles create the halo that you see around the moon and sun.
2006-06-23 00:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun light reflected from the moon passes through some very high and very frozen clouds. As the light passes through the ice crystals in those clouds it is refracted into a spectrum. What we see from the surface (ground) is a ring around the moon. Sometimes when the conditions are just right you may notice that the ring contains the same colors as a rainbow.
2006-06-23 09:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Jim G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about the ring of light around the moon and the sun? That's probably just the light coming from those heavenly bodies. Sometimes the atmosphere spreads the light out, resulting in this halo that you mentioned. But I could be wrong. I don't know much about stuff like this. Google it up and you might find the answer you're looking for.
2006-06-23 07:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by walrus carpenter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The light from the sun shines on the moon, the light is reflected from the moon to earth, the beams of light hit ice particles thousands of feet up in the sky and refract the light to make a visible ring around the moon.
2006-06-23 09:44:39 · answer #4 · answered by Chris G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As already mentioned, just a note to back it up, the ring you see is a halo as they call it. It is formed by the moonlight reflecting through ice cystals in the air, very high up in the atmosphere. The moonlight (yes reflected sunlight) during a full moon is bright enough to produce the spectral effect and make a halo. A round rainbow if you will.
2006-06-23 12:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not an actual ring around the moon. It is the moons light being refracted in our upper atmosphere.
2006-06-26 01:09:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not the light from the moon but from the sun.the sun is right at the back of moon. the moon appears cover the sun leaving thye outer layer.
2006-06-23 07:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by priyakiddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the one around the sun is called a sun dog
2006-06-23 07:42:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere...
2006-06-23 11:31:18 · answer #9 · answered by Donald C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its caused by refration of the light, i cant remember its name, might have benn halo
2006-06-23 07:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by bertleeboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋