And, yes, I DO take it personally: Full moon with rainbow, high desert, 18:36 PDT

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Thursday, October 25, 2007

Full moon with rainbow, high desert, 18:36 PDT

without a hi-tech camera, i couldn't get this shot to turn out like i wanted, so i will attempt to fill in the blanks... there was a high, thin, broken, herringbone overcast in front of the moon... the moon had just risen over the ridgeline to the east of the house, and was completely encircled by a bright rainbow, a magnificent and awe-inspiring sight... it has continued and now, over an hour later, the intensity has increased such that there is a faint SECOND rainbow encircling the first...

i did some searching to come up with a pic that approximates what i am even now looking at and discovered that the correct term for the phenomenon is "lunar corona..." this pic doesn't have the double corona but it's a pretty faithful representation of what is shining outside my window right now...