I went outside and I saw a ring around the moon, and it looked just like this
http://www.venustransit.pghfree.net/pics/faq/Ring_around_the_Moon_Jan_29_003%5B1%5D.JPG
What does it mean? And why is it there?
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There are ice crystals in the upper atmosphere where you are at, and it is refracting the light from the moon.
Think of it as a good thing, because you are seeing what are basically Moon rainbows. But because the light is reflected off of the Moon, and the refraction is many miles high, as opposed to basically ground level, you only see white in the ring.
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Why is there a ring around the moon tonight?
I went outside and I saw a ring around the moon, and it looked just like this
http://www.venustransit.pghfree.net/pics/faq/Ring_around_the_Moon_Jan_29_003%5B1%5D.JPG
What does it mean? And why is it there?
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This is a weather phenomenon, and has absolutely nothing to do with astronomy. It is called a lunar halo, is caused by ice crystals in the Earth's atmosphere, and usually indicates a change in the weather (for the worse).
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we had one here tonight..
theres a rhyme: "ring around the moon, rain or snow is coming soon" it usually
predicts bad weather but its caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
and if u count how many stars there are inside the thats how many
days till bad weather arrives.
c3pnis
The above answers are correct, it's called a moon halo, and we had a huge one here last night.