New Years eve halo w/ Observatory
Image details:
What is a lunar halo? Its light being bent from tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sunlight reflected from the Moon to the frozen cirrostratus clouds an back towards the Moon, a prism affect high up in the sky. Same thing happen when Sunlight shins into rain, it makes a rainbow.
Technical detailCamera: Sony Alpha dslr
Location: The Backyard Country Observatory in DeKalb County Mo.
Date: December 31-2014
Exposure: 3-fram vertical mosaic 10sec each ISO-400
Processing: stitched using Hugin
What is a lunar halo? Its light being bent from tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere. Sunlight reflected from the Moon to the frozen cirrostratus clouds an back towards the Moon, a prism affect high up in the sky. Same thing happen when Sunlight shins into rain, it makes a rainbow.
Technical detailCamera: Sony Alpha dslr
Location: The Backyard Country Observatory in DeKalb County Mo.
Date: December 31-2014
Exposure: 3-fram vertical mosaic 10sec each ISO-400
Processing: stitched using Hugin
