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NJCher

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5. Do you need rain or snow?

Reply to Bo Zarts (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2024, 10:57 PM

Dec 2024

Cuz you might get it. According to weather lore, “ring around the moon means rain is coming soon.”

But is it true?

A quick Duck search says, “These circles, called halos, appear when there is ice crystals, which form cirrus clouds, high up in the atmosphere.“

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Moonrise in Fog [View all] Bo Zarts Dec 2024 OP

It is a very calming photo for me. Thanks riversedge Dec 2024 #1

Stunning. I want that photo on my wall -- I have *always* wanted that image for my wall. Hekate Dec 2024 #2

Wow, beautiful. I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2024 #3

Stunning photo. Can one purchase he image mjvpi Dec 2024 #4

Do you need rain or snow? NJCher Dec 2024 #5

I always love your composition. Beartracks Dec 2024 #6

That is gorgeous. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #7

Gorgeous Happygram Dec 2024 #8