It usually happens when there is very little, or no clouds. The ring is huge and takes up about 10% of the sky. It's white it color and it's not the Northern Lights. It's a perfect, none moving circle.
2007-03-02 18:00:44 · 16 answers · asked by Sonar User 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
it is moisture in the atmosphere
2007-03-02 18:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it is what I am thinking of it is called believe it or not the ring around the moon. Scientifically I don't know the proper term. But old wives tell say that a ring around the moon usually means it is going to rain. Even though I am a realist I find this to be true if there is a ring around the moon than it rains the next day.
2007-03-03 02:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is a thin mist high up in the atmosphere where it's all icy. The ring shows because the moon reflects off those ice crystals at that angle a little better than at other angles.
I also looked it up, and the term is "halo". You can see it 22 degrees away from the moon all the way around
2007-03-03 02:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by Paranoid Android 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Urban Legend says it is a prmonition of sorts predicting a change of the weather or a big storm moving in. Living in tornado alley all my life I have found that if the ring is smaller and more concentrated around the moon then there is a higher risk of rain.
but if it is large and kind of misty looking then it may mean that you might have a light fog in the morning or it may mean nothing at all.
2007-03-03 02:08:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen that 2 or 3 times total in my lifetime so far. It is called a moondog and it really quite amazingly beautiful. I saw it in upstate NY, and I have also seen the northern lights a few times up there in the mountains, quite amazing as well. Northern lights are caused by the earth's magnetic field.
I "believe" moondogs are caused by ice crystals very high in the sky when there is low humidity and very clear sky.
2007-03-03 02:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by inzaratha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a universal sign for all the werewolves to come out!
Seriously though, there is a lot of pollution and other things in the air through which we look at the moon. Some light from the moon reflects on these things making them visible for us to see. Haven't you noticed sometimes the moon appears yellowish.
2007-03-03 02:06:17 · answer #6 · answered by Wiseguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
blondie is right.
it is moisture in the air.
thats pretty much what dew is on the grass in the morning, but up in the air cooling from when it evaporated through plants leaves or from a nearby lake. or where ever there is water.
it evaporates during the day.
and at night the light from a full moon shines through it makeing it look like a large white ring around the moon.
2007-03-03 02:06:57 · answer #7 · answered by Jordan P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's caused by moon light being reflected off ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
2007-03-03 02:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ice crystals high in the atmosphere that catch the moons rays and reflects it in a circle it means its really cold up there.
2007-03-03 02:09:40 · answer #9 · answered by g_rachel04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've seen it myself.
In fact, when I look closely enough, I can see Uranus.
A very large obtuse object with many projectile obtusions that seem to be... Tubular, symetrical, and somewhat nasty.
Perhaps we should launch a space probe to find out what's behind this Black Hole?
The Deeper We Dig, and dig, and dig... the better we become as Shrinkologists, yes?
Well, we must ask the Wizard, on this, let's go to OZ!!!
2007-03-03 02:13:49 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
specifically, it's moonlight reflecting off of ice crystals in the Earth's atmosphere, not the atmosphere of the moon. the moon has no tangible atmosphere. it's gravity is too weak tong term.o maintain an atmosphere over the l
2007-03-03 03:43:23 · answer #11 · answered by CaesarsGhost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋