sub horizontal half moon ring

[jan lameer]

hey, I caught a bright moonbow in the fog from atop a 20 meters high hill in the dune area. I was surprised by the brightness, never seen this before. Shot a roll, has to be developed still.

Nice thing after missing so much aurora; the book of Nature has only showed its first pages to me sofar...

[Michael Ellestad]

Jan,

Interesting observation, what you seen was a lunar fogbow, moonbow forms after rain showers and thunderstorms. I have seen lunar fogbows myself. Speaking of polar lights down in Southern Ohio on november fifth saw a rare and spectacular display but no way to photograph it.

Best,
Michael

[jan lameer]

Ah, lunar fog bow, I didn't know a name for it, thanks Michael. I just spoke a biologist abiut the enormous amount of frogs that I heard last night. He said that it was a certain species of frogs that usually only make their sound when the near full moon is in the sky and there is low fog. Sound travels far with fog and they like when it is light at night. But they stop making sound after 15 May, so it is not an indicator all year: grog sound means lunar fog bow.

[Michael Ellestad]

Jan,

Those frogs you heard may be what are called spring peepers as we call them in the U.S. Sometimes when it is very warm out or after a storm goes through we will hear them by the thousands!!

Best,
Michael