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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

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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]

1 posted on 08/11/2015 2:59:23 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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I’m not home yet, this is for then:

http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1508/BlueMoonHalo_Hang_5311.jpg

http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1508/BlueMoonHalo_Hang_960.jpg


2 posted on 08/11/2015 3:00:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: SunkenCiv
Bing has a very cool background image up this morning.


3 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)
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To: SunkenCiv

And the next moon is blue.

And the one after that is...?


4 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...)
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To: SunkenCiv

Bom ba ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Da danga dang dang
Da dinga dong ding.......


5 posted on 08/11/2015 6:16:53 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SunkenCiv

Thank you, SC, for the great photos.


6 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)
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To: SatinDoll

My pleasure!


7 posted on 08/11/2015 10:34:58 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

;’)


8 posted on 08/11/2015 10:35:22 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Old Sarge

Pink.
Pink, pink, pink, pink, pink moon...

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

9 posted on 08/11/2015 10:37:51 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (And now we rise, and we are everywhere.)
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To: cripplecreek

Wow, nice!


10 posted on 08/11/2015 10:38:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
The Big One

11 posted on 08/11/2015 10:38:55 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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