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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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2016 - ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA - CIRROSTRATUS - CLOUD - EARTH - HALO - HUMAN - LANDSCAPE - MAN - METEOROLOGY - MOON - MOONLIGHT - NIGHT - NORWAY - PERSON - ROAD - SATELLITE - SHADOW - SNOW - STARRY SKY -