Halo Around the Moon, page 1
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reply posted on 12-11-2011 @ 02:40 AM by Rockpuck
reply to post by Puppet27Master


That's what happens when light refracts off water vapor/crystals in the atmosphere. Usually it indicates rain/snow or dense fog will likely be coming as a front moves in (thus pushing moisture through the atmosphere) which typically brings the higher humidity/precipitation. You see Moon Halos pretty often, Sun Halos are more rare, but whenever I see one I usually assume it's going to rain. Which being in the NW I assume it will probably rain every day anyways....



reply posted on 12-11-2011 @ 03:09 AM by timetothink
reply to post by Puppet27Master


Say a post today I will try to find for you..."Ionosphere Found on the moon" The moon doesn't have an atmosphere so it shouldn't have an Ionosphere, no vapor or such exists there...but somehow it has one and in telescopes it appears as a type mist sort of...interesting stuff. they think it is caused by dust.


reply posted on 12-11-2011 @ 03:40 AM by welshreduk
This happens all the time, in fact I saw it last night as well. A Halo around the moon is Perfectly normal.

Actually Sun Dogs are caused in the same way as the sun is low in the sky and the light is refracted through moisture in the atmosphere. This gives the impression that there are two suns. Look at most footage closely and you often see a halo with these as well. It's rare though because conditions have to be just right.

There are many threads on ATS surrounding 2nd sun/Elenin/Nibiru etc which use a sun dog as the basis for their doomsday hypothesis but it's all nonsense. In fact sun dogs usually produce TWO extra suns as the light is bent either side of the actual sun.


reply posted on 12-11-2011 @ 08:22 AM by Illustronic
reply to post by LightAssassin


If it was a full moon it's likely an illusion, the brightness of the moon shines through thin cloud layers, makes it look like a vortex or cloud void, and also would enhance the brightness of the clouds not in the line of sight between you and the moon but around it.


reply posted on 12-11-2011 @ 07:00 PM by intergalactic fire
reply to post by C.H.U.D.


Ok thanks,
So It's actualy the same, only the size of the 'halo' is different.
When does it create a 22degrees halo and when a lunar corona?

Edit: Never mind found it.

Halo caused by refraction
Corona caused by diffraction
edit on 12-11-2011 by intergalactic fire because: (no reason given)



reply posted on 13-11-2011 @ 03:06 PM by C.H.U.D.
reply to post by intergalactic fire


Yes, that's the main difference.

No worries, and good to see someone researching for themselves

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