Lunar Halo Over Ferndale
(Crystal A. Proxmire, 1/20/2011)
Ferndalians up in the middle of a Wednesday night (working hard on news articles perhaps) might have had a chance to see a beautiful sight – a lunar halo.
According to Farmer’s Almanac.com (http://www.farmersalmanac.com/astronomy/2009/08/17/ring-around-the-moon) a lunar halo is not uncommon, and it can be an indicator of rain or snow on the way. Light passes through crystals in the clouds at a 22 degree angle, giving the appearance of a ring around the moon of 22 degrees.
If you happened to get better pictures of this beautiful event, please share them with other Ferndale 115 News readers by emailing them to editor@ferndale115.com, or tag Crystal A. Proxmire in a Facebook post of them.
