Blue Ring Around Moon

Of course the emphasis is on might and not totally and what we re seeing isn t really a function of the moon telling us what the weather will be but a more mundane atmospheric condition that just happens to be caught in the glowing light of the moon.

Blue ring around moon.

I have always see a haze around the moon that changes due to humidity level. Posted by 6 years ago. Photo was taken by an iphone camera through a telescope on the 3rd this month. Bob king the size of the ring is most commonly 22 degrees.

Located about 300 000 km away the mass has no noticeable atmosphere no plant or animal life except for a dead rat the russians sent up and very l. Folklore has it that the blue ring will be followed by snow or rain. The phenomenon of a lunar halo is similar to a rainbow produced by sunlight and rain falling between your eye and the sun. Photo was taken by an iphone camera through a telescope on the 3rd this month.

Look up at the sky on any clear night and you may spot our moon our nearest celestial neighbor. This is about the same size as your open hand on your. Every ones eyes are different. A halo rings the bright moon and planet jupiter left of moon credit.

5 296 posts read 5 468 147 times. Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20 000 feet or more above our heads. These clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals. The halos you see are caused by both refraction or splitting of light and also by reflection or glints of light from these ice crystals the crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye in order for the halo to appear.

12 13 2008 07 05 pm stuckpa. This blue ring around the moon was spotted while digiscoping with a vanguard vsp 61 spotting scope. The prism effect of light passing through these six sided ice crystals separates the light into its various colors resulting in a halo tinged with very pale rainbow colors with red on the inside and blue on the outside. You totally might be able to tell if rain is coming if you see a ring around the moon.

Arcus senilis appears as a white gray or blue ring or arc around the cornea of the eye. The condition is usually seen in older adults but can affect people of all ages even appearing at birth. I haven t had any eggnog. The moon always looked a little bluish to me.

And before you ask. Can someone explain this blue ring around the edge of the moon. The scientific explanation is that the blue ring is caused by tiny ice particles in the upper layers of the atmosphere so yes there is a probability that it might rain. Your eyes may have a slight preference for blue in your color sc.

I was just outside and noticed the moon has a blue ring around it.