DENNIS L. MAMMANA

Astronomy Writing    Lecturing    Photography


 

S K Y C A P E S   G A L L E R Y

― BETWEEN EARTH AND SPACE ―

 
  

  

  

<<  Back

  

  

  

Next  >>

  

RING AROUND THE MOON
LHL-06-001

On the morning of February 14, 2006,  cirrus clouds swept over Southern California's Anza-Borrego Desert.  When light from the waning gibbous moon passed through the ice crystals making up the clouds, a complete halo formed around the moon.  Because the phenomenon is so large―44 degrees in diameter―and the tree is so tall, five separate wide-angle  images stitched together were needed to capture the scene.

 

HOME      GALLERY      PRESENTATIONS      TRAVEL      ABOUT

  

STORE      SKY INFO      SUBSCRIBE      BOOKING      CONTACT

  
        

(c) Dennis L. Mammana.  All rights reserved.