2006-06-29 16:51:42 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'm not completely sure, but I do know that the ring signals that the next day will be rainy. Perhaps it has something to do with an incoming front. Or a rise in humidity.
2006-06-29 16:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by bezi_cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rings around the moon are caused by moonlight being refracted by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. This can split the moonlight (which is really sunlight shining off the moon) into colors, like light passing through a prism.
2006-06-29 23:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by vizag 2 · 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.
2006-06-30 04:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Barret 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
High altitude clouds that precede a storm front cause those rings... they're ice crystals up in the clouds. Neat effect.
Means rain generally within the next 24 hours.
2006-06-29 23:54:33 · answer #4 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice crystals in high, thin clouds refract the light of the moon.
2006-06-29 23:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. here is a site that explains a lot of facts about the moon
2006-06-29 23:57:27 · answer #6 · answered by still learning at 56 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood on the moon. Bad news is coming.
lol That's what it meant in Practical Magic anyway.
2006-06-29 23:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crystals made of ice, they act like small prisms
2006-07-06 19:18:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
water vapor or ice crystals in the air... it is hard to tell but it is actually a rainbow!
2006-06-29 23:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by evalmonk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should ask asktheastronomer@gmail.com
they knows space !
www.asktheastronomer.
blogspot.com
2006-06-30 00:04:36 · answer #10 · answered by Chef Dane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋