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Fantastic Moon Halo/moonbow!!! Now!

Calibos · 2004-12-27 00:03:23

Hey guys, if its clear skies where you are go outside and have a look at the spectacular moon halo! I've seen a small one before about 10 moon diametres across but this one is huge! About 50 moon diametres! Someone with some astronmy knowledge can work out how many degrees wide arc etc etc that that is. Fairly spectacular…

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27-12-2004 1:03am

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Calibos

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Hey guys, if its clear skies where you are go outside and have a look at the spectacular moon halo! I've seen a small one before about 10 moon diametres across but this one is huge! About 50 moon diametres! Someone with some astronmy knowledge can work out how many degrees wide arc etc etc that that is. Fairly spectacular IMO.

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#2 27-12-2004 3:09pm
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I saw it too. It was big.

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#3 27-12-2004 4:54pm
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Calibos wrote:

About 50 moon diametres! Someone with some astronmy knowledge can work out how many degrees wide arc etc etc that that is.

22 degrees presumably?

http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/halo/circmoon.htm

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