Moon Bow?

odyboody · 16-01-2014 09:05AM #1

Not sure if this is the correct term, but I saw a fantastic moon bow coming to work this morning.
coming up the N81 it was raining, but a really bright moon shining. I saw what at first I thought was the beam of headlights shining into the sky, I then noticed that it actually continued up and formed a perfect arch across the sky.
unfortunately the camera on the phone was not able to capture it.
Is this a rain bow at night, a moon bow or some other fancy name.

Wonderful sight.:)

jimbis · 16-01-2014 12:12PM

I can't post links from my phone but what you seen was a moon halo, google it. Amazing sight

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16-01-2014 01:31PM

It was very slightly hazy last Saturday night and I was on a hill overlooking a town and the moon's halo was so big that it was impossible to see all of it at once. Weird.

Popoutman · 16-01-2014 05:02PM

I was outside at ~3am Monday morning, to see a really strong 22 degree halo around the moon - strong enough to see tinges of colour on the inner and outer edges. There were also fairly strong hints of the 46 degree halo as well. No moondogs, and no other halo effects seen.

What was really surprising to me was the speed of the high altitude winds at that time, as I watched a plane pass nearby and the contrail moved from the Moon to the halo within 2 minutes (10 degrees/min)

Moon Bow?

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