The moon's light dispersed in all directions (above, below, beside, and diagonal) creates the lunar halo's characteristic circular shape. According to weather lore, a ring around the sun or moon ...
As for a halo, those tiny ice particles in the thin, white clouds act like raindrops: they bend light ... There's a weather saying: "A ring around the sun or moon, means rain or snow coming ...
While parts of the Earth saw a total lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning imagery of a solar eclipse on Friday. See the rare view here.