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Helio C. Vital
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

02/05/2022
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Seen through high thin clouds, the waxing crescent Moon may present a colorful pattern of concentric rings. It is caused by the presence of ice crystals in the clouds, that diffract and scatter moonlight, producing this atmospheric optics phenomenon, called Lunar Corona.

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