Blue ring around the moon

oli356

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My mum just came into my room "I just got this text about a blue ring around the moon"

She looked out and saw it. I then looked out and eventually saw it.

Is this normal :S?
 
It's caused by the refraction of moonlight by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere, of which there will be a lot with the current weather ;)
 
Personally I think your mum is a werewolf.......I understand one of the symptoms of lycanthopy is seeing blue moons.......it's hereditary apparently.
 
Moon halos are caused by tiny ice crystals that have gathered twenty thousand feet above the ground, as thin, wispy clouds. These clouds are so thin, you might not notice them at night, if it weren’t for their effect on the moonlight. Incoming light rays from the moon are bent, or diffracted, by these ice crystals at an angle of 22 degrees.

This means that in addition to the direct moonlight, you will also see diffracted moonlight in a circle 22 degrees away from the moon. This is about the distance of your fist, held at arm’s length.

Like a rainbow, this halo can even be slightly colored; red on the inside, and blue on the outside.

Yes, it can mean that rain or snow is coming soon. Those high, wispy clouds could be the forerunners of storm clouds right behind them.
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Moon just has a cool chewing gum flavoured condom on ready to have a go a venus.... simples! :D
 
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you can see the ring around the moon because swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

*edit*
just went outside, it looked really cool. thanks for telling me this :)
 
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