Moon Halo
Taken by Brad Denison on January 12, 2017 @ New Hampshire, USA
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  Camera Used: NIKON COOLPIX P900
Exposure Time: 1/3
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 1400
Date Taken: 2017:01:12 22:26:45
  
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Beautiful moon halo as we approach the Wolf Moon. Wet weather finally broke earlier in the evening leaving traces of moon halos for some time.
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This is not a halo (which is defined as optical effect by refraction and reflection by ice crystals) but a corona, caused by diffraction and light wave interference by small water droplets. However, a very fine developed corona it is!
Posted by pphv 2017-01-17 06:54:28
 
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