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DescriptionMoon Halo Over Mayall (Moon-Halo-Over-Mayall-3-CC).jpg
English: A lunar halo caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere is seen in this shot of the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Date
22 March 2022, 11:15 (upload date)
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Moon Halo Over Mayall
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A lunar halo caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere is seen in this shot of the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
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Image title
A lunar halo caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere is seen in this shot of the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Credit/Provider
NOIRLab/AURA/NSF
Source
NSF's NOIRLab
Short title
Moon Halo Over Mayall
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