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22-11-2007, 10:36 PM
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Is it a full Moon tonight? I can see it above the house if i stick my neck out. Can't quite tell if it is or not!
If so it's The Hunters Moon right? 
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22-11-2007, 11:23 PM
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23-11-2007, 01:01 AM
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Not quite...
96% illumination tonight (thur)
99% illumination Fri night - and Full Moon Sat night (24th Nov)
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23-11-2007, 05:54 AM
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Thanks Carlos
It did look a cracker last night shining through the clouds with it's surrounding display of colours. Can someone tell me if this spectrum of lights has a given name?
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23-11-2007, 02:41 PM
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Hi
I think they are called moon-coronas or moon-bows.
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23-11-2007, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by wildlifesnapper  Hi
I think they are called moon-coronas or moon-bows.
neil | That is correct ...I for one will be having a look over the week end...
Julie Rings Around The Moon
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23-11-2007, 03:26 PM
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yep - I've heard of them being called moon-bows....
Although, technically they are called 'halo's
Sometimes seen around the Sun too, it there is thin cloud.
There are quite a few similar phenomena....
A bright spot to either side of the Sun (usually seen in thin coud) is called a 'Sundog' - Sundogs are always 22 degrees to the side of the Sun.
Sun-pillars (as their name suggests) appear to be pillars of light pointing eother up or down from the Sun
Moon-dogs and moon-pillars are also possible, but rare.
Sometimes, what looks like an upside down rainbow may be seen above the Sun (22 degrees above the Sun to be exact) - this is called a 'circumzenithal arc'
As luck would have it, there's a pic of a Moon halo on 'Spaceweather' today - with links to explanations of the other phenomena.... SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
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23-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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To save Jez from cricking his neck here's a photo of it as seen from Bexley yesterday (Thurs) evening... 
Sorry - no moon bows!
Dave P.
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23-11-2007, 07:45 PM
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Have been fortunate enough to see a Moonbow quite few years back at sea. An amazing site.
Should be a good full moon tomorrow, I will be out there.
Paul
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23-11-2007, 09:33 PM
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Thanks one & all for your going out & checking for me and providing me with the answers to my question. I appreciate it! I'm just not feeling too good at the mo to have the drive to be more enthusiastic about the Moons beauty right now. I think i'm coming down with something  . All being well i'll feel better after a good nights rest?
I will check out your posts in more detail tomorrow now!
Cheers
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23-11-2007, 10:19 PM
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Hope you feel a bit better soon Jez Hopefully, nothing a good night's kip wont get rid of.
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23-11-2007, 10:24 PM
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Stay well Jez, hope the full moon has a positive influence.
Paul
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23-11-2007, 11:20 PM
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Ooh Carlos, I had a browse through the link you posted, beautiful pictures.
I managed to get one, not as spectacular by any means, but it was lovely to me anyway. This was taken at 3am in May or June of this year.  |
24-11-2007, 12:11 PM
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Nice pic Starlight
What you caught there, are 'Noctilucent Clouds' 
High-level thin clouds, which are illuminted from below, by either Sun or Moon (just below the horizon in that direction)
Judging by the general orange-glow to the foreground, you have some naughty light-pollution there too
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24-11-2007, 03:25 PM
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I took a pic of the " Beaver Moon" last night, I know it wasn't quite full but the halo looked good and it might be cloudy to-night when it is full  |
24-11-2007, 04:25 PM
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Have just been out to look and there is full cloud cover at the moment.
Paul
PS: I like your pic Starlight.
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24-11-2007, 04:56 PM
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Best image so far this year with the frosty sky last night.
It's wet and dull tonight but I see some gaps in the clouds for later   |
24-11-2007, 05:08 PM
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I managed to take this picture last night where we had a clear sky 
Unfortunately it doesn't look good for tonight as it has been cloudy and rainy most of the day |
24-11-2007, 07:26 PM
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You can practically see every nook and cranny. What fabulous photos everyone
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24-11-2007, 07:57 PM
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Last night was certainly a full moon. Very good visibility out here (even in the woods) at midnight. ... and very crisp ... brrr.... Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Is it a full Moon tonight? I can see it above the house if i stick my neck out. Can't quite tell if it is or not!
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24-11-2007, 11:05 PM
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Managed to get a look tonite as the cloud has broken up and its stopped raining. Showing a very nice halo around the moon.
Paul
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24-11-2007, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Jez I think i'm coming down with something . All being well i'll feel better after a good nights rest?
Cheers | I hope you didn't catch influenza from me Jez  Aww, hope feeling better soon , (wearing mask while typing )
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24-11-2007, 11:08 PM
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fantastic moon pics guys ! Wow !
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