Lunar Phenomenon
Sir, —I believe I can offer a satisfactory explanation to the lunar phenomenon observed by L. Phillips. The phenomenon generally takes place when the sky is thinly veiled with haze. The moon is sometimes surrounded by complete circles of fiiintly coloured light. These rings are termed halos, or “lunar glories,” and are due to the presence of minute prisni-sliaped ice-crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Double halos are sometimes seen, and occasionally quite an elaborate series of fragmentary circular halos. At the points where these circles cut one another “mock nioons” or paraseleuae appear. These usually occur with a low temperature aud clear atmosphere. and are more common in Arctic latitudes.—l am. etc., C. NICHOL. Wellington. November 8.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 38, 8 November 1933, Page 11
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