Best on black especially if you want to see the stars. We were out taking Pearl for her before bed pee walk and saw this huge circle around the moon. I've seen small ones before and growing up I was told they predicted snow. But I've never seen a huge one like this before. Does anyone know what causes them?
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What a gorgeous image! The composition and clarity are stellar.
My (very unscientific) understanding of moon dogs is that they are created in the same conditions as sun dogs - when there are ice crystals high in the atmosphere that refract the light. That's why they are often associated with snow, although I think they can happen at other times of year too. Moon dogs are more rare, probably because the moon has to be full or nearly so to create the effect.
This is fantastic -- how wonderful that you were out to see it in person!
And thanks for the idea for cropping the birds on a wire -- much improved version I think.
My (very unscientific) understanding of moon dogs is that they are created in the same conditions as sun dogs - when there are ice crystals high in the atmosphere that refract the light. That's why they are often associated with snow, although I think they can happen at other times of year too. Moon dogs are more rare, probably because the moon has to be full or nearly so to create the effect.
Well captured..
And thanks for the idea for cropping the birds on a wire -- much improved version I think.