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Old January 8th, 2004, 03:24 AM
Wolfgang
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Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang


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Old January 8th, 2004, 03:25 AM
Tim Carter
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It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.


sounds kickass to me


There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.


Danl...where are you??


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Old January 8th, 2004, 03:28 AM
Danl
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the

moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely

perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed

all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible

in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang



Garcon!!!! I'll have what he's having, please. Make it a double.

Danl




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Old January 8th, 2004, 03:45 AM
Tim J.
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.


That's the kind of cool stuff I just love. I was once driving pre-dawn to beat
the NYC traffic on my way to lower-NJ and, as I crested a hill, was witness to
an incredible meteorite display. I doubt I'll ever see anything like that again
in my lifetime, but at least I saw it then. Awesome.
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Old January 8th, 2004, 04:11 AM
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Wolfgang wrote:

Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang



nice "trip" report

wally

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Old January 8th, 2004, 04:19 AM
B J Conner
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To bad we know ( or think we know ) the scientific reason for these kind of
things. In ages past it was probably just as beautiful and we had to make
up a reason for it, or get the shaman or witchdoctor to do it.

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the

moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely

perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed

all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible

in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang




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Old January 8th, 2004, 04:47 AM
Svend Tang-Petersen
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000515.html

a single refraction in the ice crystals give a ring at an angle of 22 degress.
Higher levels of refractions in
multiples of 22 and at lower intensity.

Wolfgang wrote:

Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang


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Old January 8th, 2004, 05:32 AM
Stan Gula
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang


I'll say. It's so cold here that when I came in from my nightly walk I had
snotsicles on my mustache.

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Old January 8th, 2004, 06:08 AM
Marshall Krasser
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Yep saw it a couple of nights ago - I have been trying to get
a "good" digital picture of it for reference [for a "monster" movie
that's coming out this Spring]. If anyone gets a good snapshot
please send it my way. mkrasser(AT)pacbell(DOT)net or
marshall(AT)ilm(DOT)com

Thanks, Marshall

Wolfgang wrote:

Standing out on the front stoop just now, I looked up at the full moon. I
was facing nearly due east. High thin clouds looked very much like the
ripples in the sand in the shallows of a lake. Something, presumably ice
crystals, between the observer on the ground and the clouds was refracting
the sunlight reflected off the moon. There was a bright white nimbus
surrounding the moon and extending about two apparent diameters of the moon
all around it. Outside this glowing patch was a ring of barely perceptible
red.....as near infrared as my eyes could detect. Outside that followed all
the colors of the spectrum; sort of a rainbow in the round. Outside that
was another complete rainbow and, outside that, a third. Barely visible in
the white patch were much smaller ripples than those formed by the high
clouds, traveling west to east.

It looked a lot prettier than it probably sounds.

There's a lot of really cool **** in this world......better than T.V. for
the most part.

Wolfgang


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Old January 8th, 2004, 01:34 PM
Conan the Librarian
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Marshall Krasser wrote in message ...

Yep saw it a couple of nights ago - I have been trying to get
a "good" digital picture of it for reference [for a "monster" movie
that's coming out this Spring]. If anyone gets a good snapshot
please send it my way.


SWMBO and I were in the Big Bend area over the holidays and had a
couple of nice "ice-rings" around the moon. We're still trying to get
a decent shot of one. Also, the stars there are just about as bright
as we've ever seen. The only place where they seemed closer and
brighter was probably in Jasper, Canuckistan.

We also ran across a very interesting couple of clouds one late
afternoon as the sun was just getting low in the sky. They looked
distinctly like holograms. Even more so when viewed through polarized
lenses.

No, really.


Chuck Vance (not paisley again?!)
 




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