This particular halo was enormous, which is not shown very well by a small photo. It was brilliant white, and lasted about 20 minutes before fading rapidly. It was magical!
Hi Alex, yes it was breathaking. I had chills while trying to get the photo.
Since this thread was reborn, and seeing this example in real life I've been watching for signs of halos in reality. It is so easy to become complacent and miss these natural events. I'm so glad this thread was brought back up. I needed a kick in the you know what.
For anyone brave enough to wade into some of what has just been euphemistically referred to as "famous threads" (which has more to do with vehemence than verisimilitude), the subject of "halation" has come up before.
At the very least, by searching for that word, you'll get to read a chapter from John Zeissig's archived but not forgotten "Once Upon a Time in the West."
There's a fair bit of chaff back there with the oats, so take a bandana and a shovel.
My point exactly, Allan. The reflected light or "glow" is really there. The posterization is really interesting, the quailty of the light changes all the way through it's ring. There is another "wolf" moon forming outside right now, it's very faint and only 3/4ths formed. So anyone on the forum right now, run outside and take a peek. That is, if you are in the northern hemispere of the Americas.
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