Moon Rings

[DaFABRICATA]

What the heck is this moon ring.

My neighbor called me and told me to go outside and check this out.

 

[addictedmatt]

A Ring Around The Moon 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. Since the ice crystals typically have the same shape, namely a hexagonal shape, the Moon ring is almost always the same size.



The first time I saw it when I was younger it really freaked me out!

 

[Lee1959]

There is an old saying, and it is pretty accurate, that a ring around the moon means a big change (not always a lasting one) in the weather. My dad said it usually means a change from warm or cold to the other.

 

[chmsam]

Check out Spaceweather.com. Today (March 7, 2009) their page has a nice photograph of a "moon halo" that was submitted by a viewer. It includes some information on how and why they form.

 

[vtunderground]

My old Surefire KL1 does the same thing (haha!).

 

[EngrPaul]

I blame Cree. :thinking:

 

[Morelite]

Somebody needs to sand the Moon a little. :grin2::grin2:

 

[BVH]

Hmmm...I think the moon has been sanded for billions of years:crackup:

 

[Marlite]

The Moon needs an OP reflector.

 

[Erasmus]

So funny to read flashaholic comments :) By the way, apart from these moon halos there are also moon pillars.

 

[asdalton]

I saw these a few years ago, while driving through Indiana on a very cold day.

 

[LuxLuthor]

I don't believe any of these answers. It's flashaholic aliens messing with us from the next galaxy. Their version of "hey look at my uber light."

 

[chmsam]

But would the Man in the Moon shine his hot wire in his eyes?

 

[B@rt]

It's also known as "Moon umbrella". When the moisture level in the air is high enough you can get the same effect with the sun:

 

[LuxLuthor]

 

[xcel730]

I don't believe any of these answers. It's flashaholic aliens messing with us from the next galaxy. Their version of "hey look at my uber light."

:crackup: Too funny Lux. I guess aliens haven't figured out how to get rid of the flawed beam. They need a "Milky" mod.

 

[B@rt]

Lux, either that or birds... :shrug: I do know I slept well with my tin foil hat, just for security measures of course.:tinfoil: ;)

 

[Sigman]

Nice hotspot, bet that puppy throws well!! You can get rid of that ring with a little Scotch "Magic" Tape, but I'm not sure how big they make it!? Guess you could just tape a couple pieces over your eyes? :thinking: