The phenomenon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals.
Image source, Sienna AndersonA “lunar halo” has been spotted in the night skies.
The ring around the Moon was seen over the skies on Saturday evening in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, Surrey, Berkshire, Dorset, Yorkshire and the Isle of Wight.
The phenomenon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
According to the Met Office, the halo can suggest rainfall might be approaching.
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It added: “The halo is caused by ice crystals formed in high clouds.
“These ice crystals then refract the light from the Moon or Sun.
“As the ice crystals travel lower, precipitation becomes more likely. In summer months particularly, the Halo can be a sign of approaching storms.”
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