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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- A Blue Moon Halo over Antarctica
NASA ^
| August 11, 2015
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 08/11/2015 2:59:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? Such 22 degree rings around the Moon -- caused by ice crystals falling in the Earth's atmosphere -- are somewhat rare. OK, but have you ever seen a blue moon? Given the modern definition of blue moon -- the second full moon occurring in a calendar month -- these are also rare. What is featured above might therefore be considered doubly rare -- a halo surrounding a blue moon. The featured image was taken late last month near Zhongshan Station in Antarctica. Visible in the foreground are a power generating house and a snowmobile. What might seem to be stars in the background are actually illuminated snowflakes near the camera.
![August 11, 2015](http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1508/BlueMoonHalo_Hang_960.jpg)
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: antarctic; antarctica; apod; astronomy; bluemoon; moon; science
[Credit and Copyright: LI Hang]
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posted on
08/11/2015 2:59:23 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/11/2015 3:00:14 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: SunkenCiv
Bing has a very cool background image up this morning.
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posted on
08/11/2015 3:56:59 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: SunkenCiv
And the next moon is blue.
And the one after that is...?
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posted on
08/11/2015 4:29:32 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
To: SunkenCiv
Bom ba ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Da danga dang dang
Da dinga dong ding.......
To: SunkenCiv
Thank you, SC, for the great photos.
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posted on
08/11/2015 7:03:25 AM PDT
by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
To: SatinDoll
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posted on
08/11/2015 10:34:58 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
08/11/2015 10:35:22 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Old Sarge
Pink.
Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink moon...
![Nick Drake - Pink Moon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aXnfhnCoOyo/hqdefault.jpg)
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posted on
08/11/2015 10:37:51 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(And now we rise, and we are everywhere.)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
08/11/2015 10:38:01 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
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posted on
08/11/2015 10:38:55 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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