Is that white light from the moon itself? Is it even white? Thanks to any who answer.
2006-12-17 09:18:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
we only see the moon because the suns light reflects off it. the glow you see as a haze would be from the interference of inter-stellar dust, our ionosphere and the particles that float in between the fields around earth and your eye. you will never have a true clear night, it is an illusion that due to the limitations in our eyes, we perceive it as clear.
2006-12-17 09:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are probably seeing a halo around the moon caused by ice or small water drops in the Earth's atmosphere.
In that case, it is the light from the Moon. Some of the light is bent a little bit when it hits an ice crystal or water drop.
It is also possible that this halo is caused by small imperfections in your own eye. Try taking a photograph of the moon and see if the luminance appears in the photograph.
2006-12-17 09:25:11 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The white light is the light from the sun reflecting onto the moon. If you were on the moon the earth would also appear to be giving off light, but as you know, the earth does not create any light (the sun creates our light). The luminescence is caused by the motions of subatomic particles in the moon's orbit.
I'm not a astronomer, but I hope this helps.
2006-12-17 09:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by jhall20032003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said a circle around the moon, yet you supply it no extra description. replaced into it frosty this morning? very in many circumstances a visual ring around the moon is a confident signal that there are ice crystals interior the air someplace, and considering there replaced into no cloud, this ice should be on the point of the floor, hence he question about frost (this does not favor to be an excellent frost, it may nicely be basically a dusting).
2016-11-30 21:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and yes.
It's caused by scattering of the Moon's light by the atmosphere on Earth. Cold nights are more pronounced, due to ice crystals in the upper air.
2006-12-17 09:22:34 · answer #5 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's moonlight reflecting off of ice crystals high in the air...it can make some nice halos.
2006-12-17 09:21:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because its exposed to the sun, just like earth.
2006-12-17 09:20:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋