[Chaos-l] Lunar ring and moondogs

[Jon Stewart-Taylor]

A moondog, like a sundog, is a bright, usually elongated patch of  
light which appears to the side of the moon.  The science of moon  
rings and moondogs is explained at:

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moonring/


On Sep 14, 2008, at 10:46 PM, Michael Hrivnak wrote:

> I see the ring.  What is a moondog?
>
> Michael
>
> On Sunday 14 September 2008 22:40:10 Jon Stewart-Taylor wrote:
>> Hi all.  I don't know if this message will reach you in time, but as
>> of 22:37 on Sunday Evening, there's an absolutely beautiful ring
>> around the moon, with two moondogs.  The ring itself is about 15-20
>> degrees diameter, and goes all 360 degrees around the moon.  The
>> moondogs are at 3 and 9 o'clock respectively, and show just a hint of
>> color.  There's also a much fainter "axle" which runs from the moon
>> to the dog on each side.
>>
>> If you hurry, you might still see it.
>> J.
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