Re: Moon and halo

Thanks for the pointer Les - I think you're right. In fact coronas
probably explain both the small halo and the larger "filled in" disk I
saw at full moon.

There are more examples at http://www.creations-photos.com/corona.html.
The fourth image from the bottom looks most like the halo I saw last
night, although to the eye the moon wasn't overexposed making the ring
more definite.

Cheers
Beats

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