14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lunar halo, Pennsylvania
A nearly full moon surrounded by a halo sets in the pre-dawn sky near Shippensburg, PA. The optical phenomena is formed by moonlight refracting through hexagonal ice crystals high in the atmosphere resulting in a circle with a radius of approximately 22 degrees.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2016 |
| Photo Location: | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Stan Honda |