Moon Halo

[jjjnettie]

Last night's Halo was a stunner. :)
I've not seen such iridescence before, personally.

[jjjnettie]

My friend Katrina Nicolas shared this poem with me.


A Blood-Red Ring Hung round the Moon

John E. Logan (b. 1852)

A BLOOD-RED ring hung round the moon,
Hung round the moon. Ah me! Ah me!
I heard the piping of the Loon,
A wounded Loon. Ah me!
And yet the eagle feathers rare,
I, trembling, wove in my brave’s hair.

He left me in the early morn,
The early morn. Ah me! Ah me!
The feathers swayed like stately corn,
So like the corn. Ah me!
A fierce wind swept across the plain,
The stately corn was snapped in twain.

They crushed in blood the hated race,
The hated race. Ah me! Ah me!
I only clasped a cold, blind face,
His cold, dead face. Ah me!
A blood-red ring hangs in my sight,
I hear the Loon cry every night.

[h0ughy]

I have seen something similar a few times but not as clear as your viewing, nice shots JJJ. I might add you have been a very busy shutterbug lately ;)(

[jjjnettie]

Clear skies Houghy. Can't waste them can you. I still have some Saturnal goodness to process yet. :D

[Analog6]

Nice work!

[Deeno]

Lovely!

[astronobob]

Nice Lunar Corona jjj , Id say it a double Lunar Corona actually, whoo : ) Very nice colours about it also, top show and capture ! !

[von Tom]

Very nice halo jjj - love the colours.

Tom