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pics@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

The Moon

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The Moon

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pics@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

The Moon just now in the UK. No idea what is creating the halo

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Not refraction, but diffraction and interference. The droplets (or ice particles or in some cases even pollen) get so small that light stops behaving like rays at those scales.
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  Ahh yes, that’s the one! Thank you

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