Moon Halo!

Beautiful. Breath-taking. Unforgettable.

On the night of the 13th of January (2013), the image of the moon and its  "hypnotizing" halo captured the eyes of many. It must be pointed out that these captured eyes might not be directly looking up above the sky. They might actually be directed on the screens of their laptops, phones or other gadgets as the moon flooded the social networking sites. People everywhere posted about how wonderful the moon looked that night. It seemed that its glow over-shined the sun for that time.

In an article in the Yahoo Southeast Asia Newsroom, by Kim Arveen Patria (2014), it was discussed how Filipinos perceived the moonbow. Of course, a lot of people wasn't just satisfied by just plainly looking at the awesomeness brought by the lunar halo. Some were curious what made this phenomenon happen. In the said article, it was quoted that the UP Astronomical Society posted that the lunar halos were mostly due to refraction of moonlight that passes through ice crystals present in thin clouds. Moreover, this phenomenon would happen when cirrus andcirro-stratus clouds are present in otherwise clear skies. These type of clouds bend the light at a 22 degree angle, which then forms a diameter of halo of 44 degrees. Then, there were also other beliefs that accompanied the moonbow, such as it, symbolizing the coming  of a storm. 

The fascination, accompanied with inquisition, on the moonbow was truly comforting. It was nice to know that people  weren't just into the superficial attractiveness of one thing. There was that hunger for information regarding the phenomenon. But aside from the curiosity of the Filipinos, the moonbow, or the lunar halo, had also brought out our humor. See the images below as people made memes and jokes about the moonbow.

Here is an image of an animated superhero and its famous superpower energy.

And here is another image of moonbow joke!

The moonbow, an event which happened overnight, stirred up both the minds and the hearts of the Filipinos. It reflected how we value the simple beauties in life, the scientific explanations of things and the wit we put into things.

Blog By: 

Gaea Isabel D. Trazo

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Reference:

Patria, K. A. (2014, January 14). Pinoys dazzled by halo around moon. Retrieved from http://ph.news.yahoo.com/pinoys-dazzled-by-haloed-moon-055411790.html

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