Lunar Halo
Taken by Rick Stankiewicz on January 23, 2013 @
Near Keene, Ontario, Canada
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time: 10/1
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2013:01:24 00:17:32
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Ring Around The Moon:
Around midnight on January 23rd, I checked outside just before turning it in for the day and upon looking up at the Moon, what did I see but a beautiful and complete Lunar Halo or ring around the Moon. This one was bright enough that you could see the colours of a rainbow on the inside of the “ring”, especially at the lower portion of the ring. The added bonus this particular evening was the positioning of Jupiter right at the 4 o’clock position and right in the halo portion. Wow, what a nice coincidence to end the day. It was a little on the chilly side this evening too at -22 C, but it was calm and just the right amount of high thin cirrus cloud laden with moisture to produce this atmospheric phenomenon.
Once again proving it pays to be “looking up”, no matter what the time of day or weather outside.
(Tripod mounted Canon 400D, Sigma 10-20mm lense @ 10mm, ISO 400, f/4.0, 10 sec. exp.)
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