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Lunar Halo
author: Alex Conu/Novapix
reference: t-met03-80016
Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 48 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. They bend light at a 22 degree angle, which creates a halo that is 44 degrees in diameter.
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