Rainbow Ring

[Space Oddity6]

Hey all. I was looking at the Moon last night, not with a scope but just with my peepers, and saw something I've never seen before. I was looking at it through light cloud so that might have been a factor but around the Moon was a sort of very bright doughnut rainbow ring.

Anyone see this or know what this effect is? It was very beautiful I watched it until it was too cold to watch any longer!

Cheers.

[Space Oddity6]

Whoops, sorry guys I've accidentally put this in the imaging forums, should be in Observing.

[garyscott]

Hiya, yep - wrong section but ill answer anyway. Saw it too, i believe this is what you were looking at:-

22° halo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Category:Atmospheric optical phenomena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gary.

[Space Oddity6]

That was it thanks! I'm guessing they're pretty rare??