Ring arround the Moon

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Ring arround the Moon

By Gorveatt
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:05 pm #38455 Last night i saw the coolest thing ever, I dunno if anyone has seen this before, but it's simply amazing to see in person, clouds all through out the sky, except for a perfect ring aroung the moon and almost nothing within this ring. i couldn't help but stare in awe when i saw this..

This isn't the one from last night but this is what it looks like, except the ring in the one last night was clearer inside of it, to the point i could see stars

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By ChicagoMike
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:13 pm #38456 The ring around the Moon is caused by the refraction of Moonlight (which of course is reflected sunlight) from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The shape of the ice crystals results in a focusing of the light into a ring.

Google FTW!! :lol:
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By Gorveatt
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:35 pm #38458 i knew that already :thumb:
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By ChicagoMike
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:45 pm #38459
Gorveatt wrote:i knew that already :thumb:


Oh, sweet!!

I've only seen that a handfull of times, but when it does happen, it looks pretty cool. :thumb:
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By chrono404
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:37 pm #38474 It is very cool. I have seen this a few times(maybe 2-3 times in my life). When i tryed taking pictures (with my crappy camera phone, before i got my good one) it always turned out like crap ;__;

Good pic! :woot:
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By york62
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:30 pm #38485 i didnt know about that! but i saw it and was taken by it!
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By ohDirka
- Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:35 pm #38486 cant say I've ever seen it before.
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