Referred to as a "moon halo," "moon ring" or "22° halo," the glowing ring around the moon is actually an optical phenomena. According to space.com, "the moon's halo or lunar halo is an optical ...

The corona itself—which appears as a white, wispy halo around the moon during totality—is about the same brightness as the full moon. So get solar eclipse glasses and safely watch the partial ...

Their conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Catherine Wheeler and Amy FeiereiselWhy the full moon had a bright corona and what's ahead in the night sky CATHERINE WHEELER: Aileen ...

A lunar halo has been spotted in the night skies across the West Midlands. The ring around the Moon was seen on Wednesday evening in Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The phenomenon is ...