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Lunar Halo

author: L.Laveder/Novapix

reference: t-met03-80006

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 19 cm

Lunar halos are caused by moonlight being refracted by cirro-stratus clouds. These thin clouds are located very high in the atmosphere, and are composed of ice crystals. November 29, 2007.

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2007 - ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA - CIRROSTRATUS - CLOUD - EARTH - HALO - METEOROLOGY - MOON - NIGHT - STAR - TREE -