Go look at the moon, NOW

LightningGSX · 01-22-2005

Theres a huge halo around the moon.Go check it out.I tried taking pics, but my digi doesn't have adjustable exposure times.It cool as hell!!!

**Kracka** · 01-22-2005

I couldn't get pics either, but it looks really cool.

dumb_ricer · 01-23-2005

What causes that? It looks pretty sweet

LightningGSX · 01-23-2005

Its called a lunar halo, its from ice crystals/water vapor in the clouds, they act like tiny lenses.I've read about them and seen pics, but never saw one with my own eyes.Fucking great

awd-drifter · 01-23-2005

whoa, that's crazy. I want that kinda thing around my DSM!

**Kracka** · 01-23-2005

Earthlink.

01-23-2005

Wow thats kinda neat! I know of another strange atmospherical abnormality that I noticed a few years back.

When it really cold outside, im talking nose hairs freezing when u walk outside. Sometimes it appears there is a second and occasionally 3rd sun. I believe the term for them is "sun dogs" and its a similar phenomenon with moisture in the air condensing and freezing, reflecting off the sun and creating the illusion of the additional "suns".

**Halon** · 01-23-2005

damn, I can't see the moon, its 4 in the afternoon.

LightningGSX · 01-23-2005

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Originally Posted by me612

damn, I can't see the moon, its 4 in the afternoon.

Even if you could, the halo wouldn't of been visible from where you're at anyway.

john · 01-23-2005

Just the white "cloud" type object which looks to be behind it?

LightningGSX · 01-23-2005

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Originally Posted by 92tsiawd84

Just the white "cloud" type object which looks to be behind it?

Huh?

JDM · 01-23-2005

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Originally Posted by 92tsiawd84

Just the white "cloud" type object which looks to be behind it?

may be referring to the Aurora Borealis (sP)...

I was told that it was slightly visible tonight about 60 miles from the cities... To persons in the cities, it may just appear to be a faint white cloud... somewhere near the position of the moon...

Get farther out, and the colors begin to show... All and all a very beautiful night...

santa · 01-23-2005

I saw it a little bit I believe,l but I dont know for sure it could have been a space ship....

Jana · 01-23-2005

dang, i missed it

john · 01-23-2005

[QUOTE=JDM] To persons in the cities, it may just appear to be a faint white cloud... somewhere near the position of the moon... QUOTE]

That is what it looked like to me.

DSM97RS · 01-23-2005

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Originally Posted by LightningGSX

Theres a huge halo around the moon.Go check it out.I tried taking pics, but my digi doesn't have adjustable exposure times.It cool as hell!!!

i thought my contacts were fucking with my vision when i was out shoveling the driveway last night. good to know im not blind or crazy

john · 01-23-2005

I saw it on the news again a few minutes ago. I have seen it several times before. I had a class where I had to do moom observations last winter. I thought it was just the moon behind the clouds.