Ido at Bareket Observatory in Israel just dropped us this note via email:
We got a nice time sequence from last night’s lunar halo.
And so they did! You will enjoy this beautiful video.
The time sequence footage is from the Bareket Observatory’s sky camera broadcast, available 24/7. The camera is an integrated part of the Remote Internet Telescope, operated for science and education. Read about Bareket’s astronomy outreach projects here.
Thank you, Ido!
Bottom line: Video from Bareket Observatory in Israel showing the formation of a lunar halo, and showing the moon with its halo appearing to drift as Earth turns beneath the sky.
What makes a halo around the sun or moon?
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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.