Here's when to spot a lunar halo in the night sky Although many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ...

A 22° lunar halo Monday night in Willow Spring. Photo courtesy of Jordyn Tracy in Fuquay-Varina Halos are often the result of ice crystals in cirrus clouds. When moon or sunlight shines through ...

A picture of the Wolf Moon over Dorset (Image: Clive Geary Photography/ Dorset Camera Club) Over the weekend, there were also pictured the phenomenon known as a lunar halo across Dorset.