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The Nature of Light and Color in the Open Air (M. Minnaert), p 190+ ( a book, not a site!)<br> | The Nature of Light and Color in the Open Air (M. Minnaert), p 190+ ( a book, not a site!)<br> | ||
[http://www.space1999.net/~catacombs/main/epguide/t04ratm.html Ring around the Moon] - a Space:99 episode</p> | [http://www.space1999.net/~catacombs/main/epguide/t04ratm.html Ring around the Moon] - a Space:99 episode</p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 1 February 2015
Ring Around the Moon
Originally published January 22, 2004
Image Credit: John Kagey |
Ring Around the Moon Some people think they are rare, but a ring around the Moon - a Moon halo - is not especially. However, they are beautiful and uncommon enough that its fun to get other folks to come out of the house to see them. The ring is made of Moon light that is refracted (bent) as it passes thru an ice crystal. Moon rings only occur if there are relatively high (and thus cold with ice crystals) wispy clouds. The common hexagonal shaped crystals bend the light by 22 degrees (two fist widths, if you want to measure it), so the entire ring is 44 degrees wide. I have only seen rings when the Moon was near full, and that seems to also be true for the photos I've found on the web. Any phase Moon should be able to generate a ring, but they are probably too faint except near full Moon. Perhaps Moon rings only exist because of the surge in brightness at full Moon! Will we now see a competition to detect the halo furthest in time from full Moon? Technical Details: Related Links: Yesterday's LPOD: Sci-Fi Moon Tomorrow's LPOD: Infant Moon |
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