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Subject: 360* Lunar Rainbow?
Written By: Red Ant on 10/13/08 at 10:44 pm
I don't know if weather conditions are right elsewhere, but as of 11:35 est there is a full lunar rainbow on display here in VA. My guess is fog, clear skies and a really bright full moon make it. I tried to get a pic with the cell cam, but it doesn't pick up the rainbow part. :(
I've seen many moon "halos", but never one with a full prismatic dispersion in that halo. Even in the dark, it's possible to see the full spectrum of colors, all 360* around the moon.
I couldn't find a pic on Google that looks what I see right now. Hopefully someone with a better cam or recorder will get it and post it on YouTube in the next few days.
Ant
Subject: Re: 360* Lunar Rainbow?
Written By: karen on 10/13/08 at 10:54 pm
Just a normal full moon here. :\'(
There's a bit of a stub on wiki about the phenomenom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_dog
Perhaps this has a similar pic?
Subject: Re: 360* Lunar Rainbow?
Written By: Red Ant on 10/13/08 at 11:09 pm
Just a normal full moon here. :\'(
There's a bit of a stub on wiki about the phenomenom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_dog
Perhaps this has a similar pic?
Thanks for the pic, Karen. It looked just like the halo but with a full rainbow spread. I say looked because it is already gone here - just a full moon now. Perhaps in some more light cloud cover rolls in it can be seen again.
Ant
Subject: Re: 360* Lunar Rainbow?
Written By: Red Ant on 10/13/08 at 11:57 pm
Here's a pic I snapped of it in 'mooncircle' mode. Maybe someone with picture clean-up skills can adjust the shading or something to show the halo.
Ant