Large Ring Around the Moon

[Dover]

Hello one and all, Has anyone any idea about the ring that around the moon tonight?

 

[Taybha]

sun-light refraction from crystalising ice in the upper atmosphere i expect , or god blowing smoke rings to put a nsc twist on it

 

[happypig]

It's Tony Bloom's halo...

 

[Marc]

AMEX floodlights?

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

According to David Icke, the moon is an artificial hollow construct, a bit like a Death Star, and is full of lizard like aliens manipulating everything we do. So in all probability, they've just vented steam or something.

 

[Dover]

Cheers one and all, but Taybaha's explanation is the one I'll stick with.

 

[Davey Boy Smith]

Do the lizards feast on cheese?

 

[sydney]

sun-light refraction from crystalising ice in the upper atmosphere i expect , or god blowing smoke rings to put a nsc twist on it

Indeed , it is called a crysoprastic halo......

 

[cheeseroll]

Saturn has been moving closer for a long time now, it was only a matter of time!

 

[The Offspring]

Halo around the moon, oh no, more bad weather on its way!!

 

[The Offspring]

Just to expand on my post above:
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming... The ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days. Typically, a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm....
It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo indicate the number days before bad weather will arrive."

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

or god blowing smoke rings to put a nsc twist on it

Who is this "Smoke Rings" character? Not seen him post on NSC.

 

[Boris Yeltsin]

Just to expand on my post above:
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming... The ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days. Typically, a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm....
It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo indicate the number days before bad weather will arrive."

I prefer David Icke's explanation!

 

[Bwian]

I'm shocked that this thread has got this far without a quip about "it's the ring around Uranus you need to worry about".

 

[Biscuit]

Maybe it got married?

 

[Franks Wild Years]

f*** that, it's the rings around Uranus that you need to worry about.

Oh.

Fixt............................

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Lizards in the moon? I have never heard of something so ridiculous in all my life... I never saw lizards when they beamed live episodes of the Clangers when I was a kid!

 

[clungemeister]

Indeed , it is called a crysoprastic halo......

 

[Ginny]

Just to expand on my post above:
Folklore has it that a ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming... The ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that normally precede a warm front by one or two days. Typically, a warm front will be associated with a low pressure system which is commonly referred to as a storm....
It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo indicate the number days before bad weather will arrive."

Did you count the stars then....?