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Originally Posted by Prettyngreen99
Assignment: Centered Composition
camera: canon eos rebel xti
lens:18-55
taken:1-26-10
ISO: 400
shutter speed:30sec
aperture: f/11
Night time shot, the ring is a sign that a storm is about to hit. Pretty awesome stuff!
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Nice shot! However, halos around the Moon are quite common and a bit more so in the winter time. They are caused by high altitude flat (in fact hexagonal platelet) ice crystals that reflect moonlight and have absolutely nothing to do with the proximity nor are they predictors of storms. That's an old "wives tale," or sailors tale, etc. Brighter halos are often seen for several nights during long periods of good weather.