there last night --which is why I took a picture. What causes them?
I found this explanation on another blog
A halo around the moon forms in the same way a halo around the sun forms. Light is refracted (or bent) by ice crystals, making a 22 degree halo. A 22 degree halo is the most common. See the diagram below to better understand how the light is refracted and where the 22 degree angle comes from.
Weather folklore says that a halo around the sun or moon means bad weather is on the way. I've also heard the number of stars inside the halo indicates the number of days before the bad weather will arrive.
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now if someone could just explain where those "ghost images" come from! But in this case, they really make the photo. Especially in the second frame. when I saw your thumbnail I thought you might have shot something through a telescope. Love it!
Terrific captures, Marcia! And thanks for the interesting information! I had wondered about the halos, too! Hope you have a great weekend!
Sylvia
You did a great job on that moon. Guess I am going to have to get out more at night as I did see that moon. However, I have heard all my life your explanations of the rings around the moon. You will know if it is true if we get bad weather this weekend.
How interesting this is! I don't understand why I can capture the moon perfectly some times and get lens flare other times...it's been frustrating lately! But...it does create an interesting photo. The halo is beautiful!
Such a beautiful shot, love the ghost image.
That is really wonderful. Thanks for the science behind the magic of your wonderful shots.
beautiful! & thanks for the lesson, so interesting.
Beautiful captures, - I knew it was moisture that caused the halo, but had never heard of the correlation between the number of stars and the days to bad weather!!
This is such interesting information about halos. Ice crystals, eh? Thanks, Marcia!
Amazing shots!
http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2010/04/sky-friday_29.html
That full moon the other night was so awesome and you really captured it!
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