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Why there is a rainbow ring some time appeared around the moon ?
11 Answers
- Robin WLv 73 months ago
Refraction of light through ice crystals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenom...
- 3 months ago
A 22° halo is an optical phenomenon that belongs to the family of ice-crystal halos. Its form is a ring with an apparent radius of approximately 22° around the Sun or Moon.
- busterwasmycatLv 73 months ago
Atmospheric refraction, usually from ice particles in the upper atmosphere. Refraction is when light bends (changes direction of movement when passing through an interface or interfaces between substances), like how a prism works. Volors separate because the amount of bending at the interface depends a bit on wavelength, and colors exist because they have different wavelengths.
In effect, lots of ice crystals act like tiny prisms. If you have enough of them, we can see that effect down here.
Need to teach you some basic optics (wave behavior) to say more.
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- 3 months ago
The ring, or halo effect, is caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere, around 3-6 miles above the Earth. Usually the ring is seen along with cirrus clouds, the thin, wispy clouds seen at high altitude.
- Chuck NorrisLv 53 months ago
When a leprechaun hides their pot of gold on the moon, it causes a rainbow ring around the moon.
- Anonymous3 months ago
Its called a halo and is the result of moonlight refracted by ice crystals.
- daniel gLv 73 months ago
Humidity in the air like fine water drops. That refracts the light like a prism or true rainbow.