San Sebastian Moon Halo (2008 December 7)

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San Sebastian Moon Halo (2008 December 7)

Post by apodman » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:03 pm

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081207.html

... also http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000515.html

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/ ... do_big.jpg

... also http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/ ... casado.jpg

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I like how the foreground arch mirrors the curve that the wide angle sky shot makes out of the horizon.

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Did you notice the planter on the left isn't hanging straight?

"Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?" - Dr. Emmett Brown (1985)
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A Halo Around San Sebastian

Post by neufer » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:12 pm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081207.html

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Re: San Sebastian Moon Halo (2008 December 7)

Post by JohnD » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:10 am

Rainbows are coloured because the light is refracted, while monn and sun bows are white, because they are reflected. Right?

No picture, but I saw what looked very like a rainbow in shape, and distant in the sky from the sun, but not in the usual position, and white, not coloured. There were snow covered mountains about 120 degrees around the horizon for the 'bow'. What could it have been?

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Re: San Sebastian Moon Halo (2008 December 7)

Post by CharlieNNC » Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:45 pm

Well, as old country wisdom goes, my dad always told me a halo around the moon meant rain, and if you count the stars you can see within the halo, that's how many days of rain you will get. Over the years, I've learned that the halo does mean rain, but the star count within it as a predictor ranks right up there with the National Weather Service, hit an miss at best.

Charlie in NC

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