There are some things you just can't capture in a photo. This shot on my phone couldn't possibly do justice to what I had witnessed.
I was bewitched by the spectral sighting.
Never had I ever seen a rainbow haloing a moon!
Ghostly and alluring, it was like gazing at a portal into another realm!
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| Several conditions have to be just right for a moonbow to occur |
Upon googling, I learned that a moonbow also known as a lunar halo or lunar rainbow, is a rare natural atmospheric phenomenon that occurs when the moon's light is reflected and refracted off water droplets in the air.
In other words, it is a rainbow produced by moonlight rather than sunlight.
It is believed that a moonbow brings good luck to the localized area it is viewed in.
In these strange and uncertain times, I have been looking up at the heavens a lot lately for signs of good things to come.
Perhaps this is a harbinger of something great on its way?
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I hope is a harbinger of something great coming our way. It's beautiful. I never even heard of this kind of moon before.
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That is a cool picture Veronica! I've seen a ring around the moon like this before, several times in Montana and usually before a big snow storm. Glad you got to see such a sight!
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Oh, that's awesome!
ReplyDeleteWow that is so incredible.
ReplyDeleteWow, you got a great photo there. I do hope it is also a harbinger for good things to come.
ReplyDeletethat is great photo. we need some good luck in these troubled times.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a moonbow, I am glad you got to experience it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful capture first time I have heard of it :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a moonbowtastic safe week 😷😷😷
I hope so. Speaking for the country where I live, we are in desperate need of good things to come.
ReplyDeleteThat is really wow, never seen before!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and a lot of luck for you :)
I've never seen a moonbow but love it. Doesn't it seem to explain why ancient man worshiped the sun and moon? It looks supernatural
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that?? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow! Love that shot! Gazing into another portal... :)
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How neat! I have never heard of a moonbow before; it looks and sounds enchanting! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased you explained that Veronica. I can't say I have ever seen a moonbow but I will be looking now. re they predictable? I need to Google that.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful image!
ReplyDeleteI can image is a portal there! To the Universe!
I'm sure!
Happy WW! All the best!
A moonbow? So glad to learn a new word! I'll be watching for one now. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's great! Wow!
ReplyDelete...I have been looking up at the sky for a bit longer that you have and have never seen this. Perhaps I go to bed too early.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the rainbow formed around the moon, Happy WW.!
ReplyDeleteThe colors of the moonbow are mesmerizing, Veronica! Don't know if it is a harbinger, but n any case it is a beautiful experience:) Have seen it before, but here the colors are really popping! Many thanks for sharing this happy and beautiful experience with All Seasons, dear blog Friend! Have a happy week, Jesh
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this kind of moon before.
ReplyDeleteI think you're very lucky, even twice: once you saw the moonbow and the second time you photographed it. Thank you for sharing such a rarity with us!
Happy WW, Veronica!
I like your "moonbow"!
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It's truly exciting to find something so very special! Fabulous capture!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see you at 'My Corner of the World this week! Thanks for linking up with us.
So be it!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed a wonderful sign. Must have been an ethereal sighting, Veronica. Lucky you.
Have an enchanting week ahead!
that's a lovely photo, moonbows are so beautiful
ReplyDeleteWow, that is amazing. Seeing the moonlight surrounded by colorful light, I often wait for its appearance ...
ReplyDeleteIf I've ever seen one, I wouldn't know what it was called. I've never seen nor ever heard that term. So glad you shared. Will look at moon differently now in case I ever see one. Happy week.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great night photo using a phone. Mine only washes things out. - Margy
ReplyDeleteWow Veronica sheer good luck. Hope we get to see one too although it is a rare phenomenon. I understand that their occurrence is high around big waterfalls.
ReplyDeleteThis is really a very special event and an impressive photo!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations.
And very much thank you for linking this post to my challenge.
I would be happy to meet you there more often.
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I like this kind of moon shots. They are beautiful. Myself I can rarely take them as I have trees outside my balcony :(
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of (or seen) a moonbow, but I love it! #teamlovinlife
ReplyDeleteFantastic, I had never heard of a moonbow before? I'm amazed!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool thing to witness!
ReplyDeleteOh Wow, somewhere over the rainbow and the moon ... What a luck and thank you that you sharing this mystical with us.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week and greetings from Germany
Kirsi
Amazing phenomenon and really beautiful. You quite captured it.
ReplyDeleteNice to know...thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day!
That's very cool. Love it!
ReplyDeleteDear Veronica,
ReplyDeletea great photo with great thoughts from you.
In this tough time, I often look into the
Heaven and hope for an early end that leads to the good.
Greetings to you, Karin Lissi
PS: Thanks for visiting my blog.
I have never heard of a moonbow. This is so beautiful.
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