Apr

1

The Moon next to the Pleiades

Filed Under 42 (Life the Universe & Everything) on April 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Tonight the Moon makes a very close pass to the most visible Star Cluster, the Pleiades (or Seven Sisters). I just got a brief glimpse of the pairing a few minute ago with my 10x50mm binoculars and the view was stunning. Both easily fitted in to the same field of view and there was a lovely display of Earth Shine to top off the view! I’d estimate that the Moon was between two and three Moon diameters from the cluster.

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Nov

21

Very clear Lunar Halo last night

Filed Under 42 (Life the Universe & Everything) on November 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment

It was both frosty and foggy last night so there were a lot of ice-crystals in the air. I saw one of the most impressive moon Halo’s I’ve ever seen. The inner circle went right in to the moon and was very bright, then there was a bright redish fringe followed by a dark fringe and then another bright fringe. For more information on Lunar Halo’s have a look here: http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/droplets/cormoon.htm.

I had a look tonight because the weather is similar but th fog is just too thick to see any interesting phenomena.

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