Moon Halo

[Matty P (Matt)]

Hi all,

There was a beautiful Halo around the Moon for about 30 minutes starting at 12am. I was lucky enough to watch it form and disappear. Amazing!

I will post some pics later, I have got to go catch some zzzz...

Did anyone else see it?

[Matty P (Matt)]

Have a look here for some images.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=34011

[Jen]

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

[Matty P (Matt)]

Originally Posted by Jen

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.

[leinad (Dan)]

Nice pic.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22%C2%B0_halo

[Jen]

Originally Posted by Matty P

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.

Yes it sure is pretty to look at