Ring Around The Moon
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Ring Around The Moon Picture © David Rencher
Photo Taken January 14 2006: Magnolia Beach Alabama Baldwin county Alabama
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming. The ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days.Photo Taken January 14 2006: Magnolia Beach Alabama Baldwin county Alabama
It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo indicate the number days before bad weather will arrive. Give it a try the next time you observe a moon halo.
Photo in Fairhope at my old house in Fairhope AL
lumis
I dont think I've ever seen a moon halo - what a super image. Really spooky and beautiful at the same time.
Posted by Laura Mary
the ring part of the picture kind of looks like it is part of the lens flair but it is not
Posted by lumis
I've heard that from fishermen in maine and farmers in vermont. Never the part about the stars though. That is cool.
Posted by yeimaya
Truly a good shot.
Love it ... the folklore as well as the image. :-)
Posted by CountryDreaming
I saw a ring around the moon for the first time a few nights ago. I couldn't fit it in my camera's field of view, though. Do you suppose the altitude of the clouds affects the apparent diameter of the ring?
Posted by jpstanley
i was using my Sigma 10-20 mm lens when i shot this which can fit almost anything
Posted by lumis
The ring around the moon will most definitely vary with the altitude of the clouds, but also with your altitude. This particular ring, however, has been captured so well that you even see the individual colors with great clarity. I doubt I will ever see it that way .... ever. Much less have my camera with me then. I am still fascinated by this picture.
This is not your usual ring around the moon, which is called a corona. You have captured here a lunar 22 degree halo!
you can see and read more here
www.sundog.clara.co.uk/halo/circmoon.htm
Posted by off my front porch
Thank you for adding to sundog group!!!
Posted by off my front porch
now that is stunning! excellent pic!
Posted by devroka
Beautiful capture! Excellent job!
Posted by GoodMolecules
Excellent shot.
Posted by Vaeltaja
I'm no expert on these kinds of things, but I seem to recall reading something about a 'Moon bow' -- similar to a moon ring, but more refractive of the individual colors bouncing from the distant sun and through the misty clouds, thus giving it the appearance of a lunar rainbow.
Anyway, the captured image is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing!
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