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From: Space Oddity (moonhalo_at_hidden_email_address.net)
Date: 12/28/2002



Hello Pascal...

Thanks for the great link, it is quite informative. I am going to have to do some reading to understand more. I have always been fascinated by halos, and such, but now I see how much depth there really is. I have so much to learn... how exciting!!

Thank you,
thank you.

Sandy.

On Mon, 2002-12-23 at 01:24, Pascal ORRIT wrote:
> Hi ice-watchers!
> I am another newcomer in the mailing list...
>
> Nothing much new these last weeks, apart from nice moon halo last
thursday (I
> live in Luleå, north of Sweden).
>
> But last 9th of november (still in Luleå), with sun elevation of about
5º above
> horizon, I saw beautiful Supra-Lateral Arcs, accompanied by a Superior
Tangent
> Arc, and a faint Anthelic Pillar (faint but undeniable, because the
first arc I
> saw from the display). After some ten minutes, the Supra-Lateral Arcs
slowly
> disappeared, and parhelia appeared on both sides. The Anthelic Pillar
was no
> more to see then.
> Other sun pillars now and then in November and December.
>
>
> for Sandy about the moon halos :
>
> I think you will receive a lot of answers, but anyway, here is mine :
> I am fairly new to this mailing list too, but not to those sky
phenomena. I use
> to surf on the Internet and jump from site to site about those. And the
> following page will interest you:
> http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/halo/moonhal.htm
> The home page of that page is :
> http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/phenom.htm
>
> The site explains everything in a very clear way, and the pictures as
well as
> the simulations are very beautiful.
> Enjoy, and keep your eyes up!
>
> Regards,
>
> Pascal.
>
> > Hello skywatchers.
> >
> > I am fairly new to this mailing list, but have been looking to the
> > skies
> > every night for many years. I came across this list while looking for
> > information and the "how's and why's" of moon halo's. I find them
> > really fascinating, and would greatly appreciate if anyone could offer
> > any links to info or photography: and info on taking good pictures ,
> > mine never turn out.
> >
> > Anyway season's greetings to all.
> >
> > Sandy.
> > B.C. Canada
>
> *****************************************************
> * Pascal Orrit *
> * Student at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden *
> * Address : *
> * Tunastigen, 16 *
> * 973 44 LULEÅ *
> * SWEDEN *
> * e-mail : pasorr-2_at_student.luth.se *
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