May 14, 202200:04:34

2022 May 14 - Ice Halos by Moonlight

In today's image, we see a number of halos and arc around our Moon in the sky. These are caused when moonlight if reflected and reflected by hexagonal shaped ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere.


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