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Old 22-07-2008, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen View Post


Yes i seen it two nites in a row it looked great

what causes that to do that every now and again i see it quite often here
Hi Jen,

From what I understand, a Halo around the Moon and occasionally the Sun occurs when certain ice crystals in high cirrus clouds form. The light from the Moon or Sun is refracted and reflected creating a lovely Halo.

Beautiful isn't it.

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