ok, when I went outside tonight and looked at the moon it had a huge cloud ring around it, like not just a hazy moon, it was the moon, which was all hazy, and then it was clear sky, then then this ring of cloud, (kinda creapy) my grandma says it means a big storm. is she right?
2007-11-22 17:19:12 · 9 answers · asked by Foxy B 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
as i explained before it is not just a hazy moon, it is a huge clear space, and then a ring of cloud, like ok have you ever seen "the day after tomarrow" where the cloud is circled around a space of clearness, thats kinda what its like, not just a small circle, this is a huge circle.
2007-11-22 17:26:01 · update #1
It is moonlight refracted by cirrostratus cloud. Cirrostratus cloud is very high and composed of ice crystalls rather than water droplets which form lower cloud. It is not an indicator of an approaching storm necesarily but more likely the approach of a warm front. Cirrostratus forms about 600miles ahead of the surface position of the warm front.
2007-11-23 00:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the moon really has that kind of huge ring around and sometimes, you can even see rainbow in the form of a ring... that's a normal occurence in the universe, because there are times wherein there are lots of water ( vapor ) around the moon, and with the light of the moon, it forms a ring.
2007-11-22 17:32:26 · answer #2 · answered by teresita i tet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be a halo which is formed by the refration of light by ice crystals in the cirrostratus cloud.It is considered to be an indicator of an approaching storm as cirrostratus cloud sometimes forms before a storm approaches.
2007-11-22 19:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you probably saw was the halo of the moon. It's caused by moonlight and a thin layer of hexagonal ice crystals between your eye and the moon. It is sort of similar to the rainbow affect you see when it rains.
2007-11-22 17:24:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a corona. Don't think it means anything as far as out weather is concerned.
2007-11-23 00:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I saw it last night also, and it was beautiful!
2007-11-23 00:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by Love2TeachU 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of high humidity.
2007-11-22 17:21:34 · answer #7 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means a storms a-comin'
2007-11-23 18:10:41 · answer #8 · answered by Lily 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure. check the news
2007-11-22 17:22:02 · answer #9 · answered by Tina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋