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02-Feb-15 McGarva

Moon Ring

Aberdeen, Scotland

First time I have ever witnessed these but they are apparently common

According to the net ........
The ring around the Moon is caused by the refraction of Moonlight (which of course is reflected sunlight)
from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The shape of the ice crystals results in a focusing of the light
into a ring. Since the ice crystals typically have the same shape, namely a hexagonal shape, the Moon
ring is almost always the same size.


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Canon EOS 5D Mark III
2s f/2.8 at 16.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Karen Moen09-Feb-2015 20:28
A mystical capture! Voted.
J. Scott Coile03-Feb-2015 20:20
Well done Tony.
Pete Hemington03-Feb-2015 13:57
Well seen and taken
Stephanie03-Feb-2015 12:06
Cool! V
Graeme02-Feb-2015 22:45
This is absolutely fascinating, Tony. Thanks for sharing and well done!! VVV
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