Moon Ring - 22-Degree Halo
Moon Ring - 22-Degree Halo
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22 degrees
22° halo
buildings
circle
lunar halo
moon halo
moon ring
night sky
planet jupiter
stars
victorian houses
winter halo
Beautiful winter halo around the moon over San Francisco on Christmas eve 2012.
The planet near the moon is Jupiter. This is a 30 sec long exposure.
Moon Ring is a rather common phenomenon in winter. It happens when there is a thin layer of high clouds formed of ice crystals.
For more info about this optical phenomenon called "22-degree halo", go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_ring.
Photo taken on
December 25, 2012
Cow Hollow, San Francisco County county, California, United States
GPS coordinates: 37.803033,-122.448159 - Download
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