Monday, January 13, 2014

Lunar Halo in Manila

    
Here's something that totally hit the social media! Everyone was like posting a photo and status about it on facebook, twitter and instagram that all the successive posts you can see on your timeline is all about the moon! Thanks to social networking sites and you'll never be late with what's happening on your surroundings! Some people initially said that there was a rainbow surrounding the moon but it was a false alarm, it's actually just a non-colored halo! :D

Photography by Wilhelm
Camera used was Canon SX40 HS and Nikon D7100
Also sharing these edited photos in this collage that we saw online! Too imaginative and creative! Hahaha! xD
By the way shout out to the photographer of these photos! It's his birthday today! Happy birthday! Let's go back to the topic, a lunar halo is an optical effect caused by the refraction of moonlight through ice crystals present in clouds. This is utterly rare because Philippines is very close to the equator which makes it a tropical country. How can ice crystals form in the clouds of Philippines? It's prolly prompted by the unusual cold weather caused by amihan (cool northeast wind) this month! Did you also see the awesome lunar phenomenon? What do you think about it? :D

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