moon halo
Circle around moon
A moon halo is a ring of light appearing around the moon, caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere refracting moonlight.
The most common type forms a circle roughly 22 degrees from the moon.
Folk wisdom holds that a moon halo predicts coming rain or snow: There's a ring around the moon tonight—weather's changing.
- lunarOf the moon
- ringClosed curve shape
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
- light refractionBending of waves through media
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
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- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, sun, stars
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- sky phenomenathunderstorm, lightning, rainbow, sunset, sunrise
- Moon Lorelunar cycle, Luna, Selene, Artemis, Diana
- sky lightsnorthern lights, southern lights, rainbow, sundog, sun dog
atmospheric optical phenomena
moon halototal lunar eclipse
Moon fully within umbra
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