The effect is caused by small ice crystals floating in the air at a great height. Because the moonlight shines at a certain angle, a ring becomes visible.
Snapshots
The natural phenomenon can occur all year round and often proves difficult to predict. Several people from Groningen managed to capture the halo:
Suzanne Blom took the following photo from her jacuzzi in Sappemeer. ‘The orange glow comes from the light from the greenhouses around us. What a special phenomenon! ”She says.
Kelly Smit recorded the halo at 1.17 a.m. from the city-Groningen district of Van Starkenborgh:
Former alderman Kor Berghuis of the municipality of De Marne made this picture in North Groningen:
The Groningen astronomer Theo Jurriëns says on Twitter that he has also spotted the halo:
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