time lapse sequence of lunar corona

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Date:	02.03.2007	Time:	18:20 - 18:43 UT, 2s interval	Exposure:	693 x 1/4s
Field:	16o x 10o	Camera:	Nikon D200	Filter:	none
Optics:	f=85mm, 1/2.8	Place:	Tübingen, Germany	Observer:	Till Credner

The time lapse movie consists of about 700 frames, one taken each 2s. Thin clouds with water droplets of similar sizes create this ringed moon.

See also:
Moon corona with additional rings
M.G.J. Minnaert: "Light and Color in the Outdoors", Springer-Verlag
R. Greenler: "Rainbows, Halos, and Glories", Cambridge University Press
L. Cowley: "Atmospheric Optics" web site about corona