sorry not a question but theres like a weird halo round the moon about a mile wide ,looks like a ring of cloud ,anyone know what this is ? and reply if you can see it ,its slightly fading at the moment pretty cool to look at 5 min ago.
2007-01-01 08:48:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
lol n1 kitte ,yeh it wasnt a hoax or anything like that by the time i wrote the question it had started to go 10 mins before was like a perfectly round ring of cloud like a mile wide ,i doubt it was cloud but pretty cool to look at never seen anything like it before . cheers for answering laters.
2007-01-01 09:01:12 · update #1
Blimey - Thanks for that! Truly the best 'Man In The Moon' image I have ever seen! How bright is it?! A 'Halo' around the moon is a common sight and it occurs when high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky. (It is cold outside isn't it - I could have cut glass with my nipples when I came back in!) Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens. Because most of the crystals have a similar elongated hexagonal shape, light entering one crystal face and exiting through the opposing face refracts 22 degrees, which corresponds to the radius of the Moon Halo. Hope Helps! Oh - and it is WAY, WAY bigger than a 'mile' across!
2007-01-01 09:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its a halo, brought about by technique of the refraction of the sunshine in ice crystals interior the ambience.. Its commonly a community element yet ill take a glance as Ive not considered an exceptionally sturdy one. EDIT Awww too cloudy right here in Cumbria. The moon did peek out for a 2d yet i did not see a halo. became hoping to get some photos :( >>yet why are there no stars interior the hoop? purely outdoors?<< because of the fact the refracted easy from the moon is brighter. comparable reason as there is not any stars interior the day time.
2016-12-15 13:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The halo effect gives extra light at full moon and is known as a Hunter's Moon.
2007-01-02 05:45:53 · answer #3 · answered by christopher N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a lunar halo. you get the same phenomena around the sun. It has something to do with light refraction through ice crystals. It could indicate a change in the weather.
2007-01-01 10:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there. Just looked and it's very bright but no halo? Maybe cloud cover?
(Wakefield, W Yorkshire)
2007-01-01 08:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i once bumped into an old guy on my way home from the pub, and he poionted out the halo around the moon to me, he said that it meant the weather would be fine tommorro, so lets wait and see.......god knows we could do with an end to this rain!
2007-01-01 09:03:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not visible here. Usually caused by ice particles in our own atmosphere
2007-01-01 09:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by norman b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a ring as the one you described is called a corona. and it is very beautiful. i often stand outside and watch it. especially when the moon is full.
2007-01-01 09:01:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's light refracted through ice crystals.
2007-01-01 09:01:20 · answer #9 · answered by le baron 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it looks normal to me i just looked at it, the halo around it is just the shine coming off it as it is very bright tonight
2007-01-01 08:52:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋