Lunar Halo, 1886
Halo around moon over Argentan in France on May 3, 1886. A lunar halo, also known as a moon ring, storm ring, or winter halo, forms as sunlight or moonlight is refracted by ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Camille Flammarion, 1888. Colorized
Picture No
14028623
Media ID
47829674
Size
3837px x 2622px
(6.4MB)
Credit
© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Science Source
Date
1886
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