Moon Halo is a photograph by Michael Durst which was uploaded on July 19th, 2016.
Moon Halo
This photo is of a moon halo, was taken in Cape Town, South Africa on the evening of the 17th of July, 2016 on my spouse's birthday. Rings around... more
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Title
Moon Halo
Artist
Michael Durst
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photo is of a moon halo, was taken in Cape Town, South Africa on the evening of the 17th of July, 2016 on my spouse's birthday. Rings around the Moon are caused when moonlight passes through thin clouds of ice crystals high in Earth's atmosphere. As moonlight passes through the ice crystals, it is bent in a way similar to light passing through a lens. The shape of the ice crystals causes the moonlight to be focused into a ring.
These clouds contain millions of tiny ice crystals. The halos you see are caused by both refraction, or splitting of light, and also by reflection, or glints of light from these ice crystals. The crystals have to be oriented and positioned just so with respect to your eye, in order for the halo to appear.
That’s why, like rainbows, halos around the sun – or moon – are personal. Everyone sees their own particular halo, made by their own particular ice crystals, which are different from the ice crystals making the halo of the person standing next to you.
Copyright Notice: All images are fully protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, all rights reserved. The images may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way, without the written permission of Dr. G. M. Durst.
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July 19th, 2016
