Moon Halo Tonight

Airedale1 · 12-24-2012, 08:52 PM

There is a huge halo around the moon tonight. It is beautiful. Merry Christmas to all.

SteveA · 12-24-2012, 10:00 PM

It's just starting to fade at about 9.45. It was the first time I ever saw such a thing. The moon and a single star and a perfectly circular ring. I tried to take a picture but I couldn't "zoom" out far enough to get it all in frame.

(Glad you posted, because know I know I'm not just "Seeing Things" Merry Christmas ! )

LadyJane · 12-25-2012, 08:27 PM

Beautiful moon tonight, with Jupiter right next to it. A pearl and a diamond.

Lakesrider · 12-25-2012, 08:40 PM

The Moon with Jupiter just above. Hope the attachment works good enough.

Merrymeeting · 12-26-2012, 07:56 AM

I woke up briefly at 5:20 this morning. Turned out to be perfect timing. I was able to witness a beautiful moon set over the western horizon.

SIKSUKR · 12-26-2012, 01:38 PM

Ring around the sun or moon...means rain or snow very soon.

ghfromaltonbay · 12-26-2012, 02:11 PM

My parents always tell the story about how large the ring around the moon was on Christmas night 1947. Everyone leaving my grandparents' house commented on how eery it looked. The next day was the Blizzard of 1947 which dumped 26 inches of snow on the NY/NJ area. This snowfall held the record for northern NJ until 1996 when we had nearly 30" of snow in early January. Let's hope the Lakes region gets plenty of white stuff for all the sledders & skiers so they can make up for last winter.

12-24-2012, 08:52 PM	#1
Airedale1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laconia Posts: 595 Thanks: 557 Thanked 1,569 Times in 274 Posts	Moon Halo Tonight There is a huge halo around the moon tonight. It is beautiful. Merry Christmas to all. __________________ "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson (1865-1943)

12-24-2012, 10:00 PM	#2
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Saw it, It's just starting to fade at about 9.45. It was the first time I ever saw such a thing. The moon and a single star and a perfectly circular ring. I tried to take a picture but I couldn't "zoom" out far enough to get it all in frame. (Glad you posted, because know I know I'm not just "Seeing Things" Merry Christmas ! ) __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

12-26-2012, 01:38 PM	#6
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Ring around the sun or moon...means rain or snow very soon. __________________ SIKSUKR

12-26-2012, 02:11 PM	#7
ghfromaltonbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clifton, NJ, Alton Bay Posts: 819 Thanks: 245 Thanked 224 Times in 130 Posts	Ring around the moon.....snow soon My parents always tell the story about how large the ring around the moon was on Christmas night 1947. Everyone leaving my grandparents' house commented on how eery it looked. The next day was the Blizzard of 1947 which dumped 26 inches of snow on the NY/NJ area. This snowfall held the record for northern NJ until 1996 when we had nearly 30" of snow in early January. Let's hope the Lakes region gets plenty of white stuff for all the sledders & skiers so they can make up for last winter.

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12-25-2012, 08:27 PM	#3
LadyJane Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: northern Ct. Posts: 335 Thanks: 129 Thanked 50 Times in 33 Posts	Beautiful moon tonight, with Jupiter right next to it. A pearl and a diamond.

12-25-2012, 08:40 PM	#4
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	The Moon with Jupiter just above. Hope the attachment works good enough.

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12-26-2012, 07:56 AM	#5
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	I woke up briefly at 5:20 this morning. Turned out to be perfect timing. I was able to witness a beautiful moon set over the western horizon.