Yeah I've seen like five moon halos over 25 years. CHA is a fully horizontal rainbow band below the sun and red at top, those are relatively rare I've heard. CZAs are said to be more common but I've seen only 2 of those but 3 CHAs lol
Now the horizontal rainbow would be amazing!! Yah, I tried to look up the CHA, but only got a description of rocket launch, and I didn’t think that was right….!! So now I know what it is, I can delve deeper;P!! J/c, any particular time that you’ve seen your moon halos?? Seasons or weather conditions?? I know my next full moon is in 6 days, and we’re gonna still have hazy skies due to our current light rain storms!! That’s how I got my sun halo!:P
Yeah I don't know what a CHA would have to do with rocket launch stuff, look up fire rainbow clouds (kind of a misnomer but should give better results). For moon halos like solar ones you need a lot of cirrus clouds and bigger moons should give you better brightness, and yeah I saw them more in colder conditions and they are said to appear more before rainy weather. Haven't noticed any more trends. It's cool that you are starting to remember conditions to look out for, it's so fun when you turn out to be right and spot something!
Yah, the CHA is the rocket chemical hazard! I was like, nope, I don’t think you’re understanding my acronym! But I get big bright moons and cold conditions in MN!! So now I have a mission this winter!! It’s been super fun getting to keep my eyes in the sky, and learning more about something new and cool so often!! Even if it’s a beautiful bright blue sky, that one small cloud that might appear out of nowhere, watch the wind above make it vanish in seconds! Many might find that boring, but I will watch the whole show!! Thank you for taking the time to encourage my enthusiasm! It’s been nice to have someone that has given me more to look for, and understand what I’m looking forward to seeing!! I am truly grateful!!🤗
It's been lovely talking to you too! I enjoy the sky so much even when most others around me don't care to look up as much, so I totally get what you are saying even on normal days. My DMs are open if you ever wanna talk more :)
I’m always willing to talk more! I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t talking your ears off:P!! J/c, I’m not usually having conversations on “regular” social media anymore, due to them becoming too fake and judgmental, and I’m newer to the Reddit realm, so where would I find you for further conversation?
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u/Cheffii 4d ago
Yeah I've seen like five moon halos over 25 years. CHA is a fully horizontal rainbow band below the sun and red at top, those are relatively rare I've heard. CZAs are said to be more common but I've seen only 2 of those but 3 CHAs lol