Isnt the moon AWESOME tonight?

@karsted (240)
Canada
February 5, 2007 1:57am CST
I just went outside to make sure the car was plugged in, when i noticed there were colored rings around the moon. I have never noticed that before. I wonder what it is called, and what is causing it to happen. I wonder if it has anything todo with how cold it is outside. Any comments or ideas?
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@oarnamav (2708)
• India
5 Feb 07
Sky,  Panorama - lovely, marvelous, romantic senery. 
Spare your life to observe 
the beauty of the nature.
The view like this is marvelous & romantic to remember. This Panorama is normally seen when light gets refracted through some media as like the entangled water particals in the atmosphere. This phenomenon is the same as the rainbow you see in day time because of sun light. I won't write it in detail here you can refer the physics books for this. But you said it right, It's just beautiful, I saw it many times in my life in winters perticularly. sky view is always nice, do spare your life to look at the panoramas.
@nitsy_s (1028)
• India
5 Feb 07
I cant see the moon, it morning here in europe...
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@zeena2 (8)
• Canada
6 Feb 07
I would think that it has something to do with the amount of pollution in the air that could cause that!! That is just my opinion but it could be.
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@karsted (240)
• Canada
6 Feb 07
I thought about that, but I am leaning towards the theory of light shining through water crystals. I think kinda like a rainbow, maybe.
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