[Cedars]

Nevermind

[Turtle]

clear night, went out with 5" meade reflector & took a look at the waxing gibbous moon, saturn & his satellite titan, and venus. good enough.

[orbsycli]

I was serious about the two elliptical humps of light I see come off of the moon.

No one else sees it?? I see it on clear nights. It's always biovular.

What causes this light phenomenon?

[InfiniteNow]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

I was serious about the two elliptical humps of light I see come off of the moon.

No one else sees it?? I see it on clear nights. It's always biovular.

What causes this light phenomenon?

Orbsycli,
Remember when I answered this for you when asked by your alter ego in January... in this very thread @ Post #107?

http://hypography.com/forums/156609-post107.html

[orbsycli]

No. This is different.
I can literally see two rainbow humps coming directly off the moon.
I've never seen it in a photograph. Only with my eyes.
They are elliptical. They crossfade with each other. They are shaped like breasts.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

No. This is different.
I can literally see two rainbow humps coming directly off the moon.
I've never seen it in a photograph. Only with my eyes.
They are elliptical. They crossfade with each other. They are shaped like breasts.

Some of these atmospheric optical effects are relatively rare. If you e-mail Les Cowley a description, he can likely tell you exactly the conditions that create it. He does all the explanations for the Spaceweather.com site. Here's his personal page. >> Atmospheric Optics

Any chance to grab a photo?

[orbsycli]

Hmmmmm....
I'll experiment with a digital cam on a clear night and see if I can capture it.
I always see it here in FL on clear nights.
Rainbow boobs on the moon.
It sounds hilarious...but it's mysterious.
Once I get some media I'll confront the Guru.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Some of these atmospheric optical effects are relatively rare. If you e-mail Les Cowley a description, he can likely tell you exactly the conditions that create it. He does all the explanations for the Spaceweather.com site. Here's his personal page. >> Atmospheric Optics

Any chance to grab a photo?

Addendum ++ checking Les' page, I found what I think is the appropriate section. Since the effect is when looking directly at the Moon, it is some type of halo. Here is an overlay image of all the catalogued types of halos (the illustraion is using the Sun, but the Moon halos have the same explanations)
Infrequent Arcs

If you see your shape, click its name for a detailed description of what forms it. He emphasizes some of these effects are once in a lifetime. Then add the rainbow explanation, & voila!

[orbsycli]

Parry Infralataral.
Although when I try to click it, nothing comes up.
So now we've got a name... cool.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

Parry Infralataral.
Although when I try to click it, nothing comes up.
So now we've got a name... cool.

Apparently they didn't link it separately. You can find the info on the parry infralateral arcs by clicking the 'parry arc' title. >> Parry Arcs