why was there a rainbow around the moon?

Subject: why was there a rainbow around the moon?

Date: Wed Jan 30 14:53:29 2002
Posted by jenny
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Nottingham State/Province: No state entered. Country: England
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1012420409.As

Message:


on Sunday night there was full moon in a clear sky. it had an aura around it 
about the same width as the diameter of the moon and then a perfect circular 
rainbow around the outside of it. i have never seen this before. What was 
happening up there?

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