I'll probably get up and look for meteors, but the moon was pretty bright when I checked last night.
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Moon May Outshine Quadrantid Meteor Shower Tonight
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight and early Thursday, Jan. 3.
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It looks like a big blue balloon !
Very wonderful landscape
Man i saw a huge ring around the moon bout a week ago.. has it been there since ? Im an astrology nerd.
Nothing like that here in Africa
The ring around the moon at night +Jake King is usually caused by ice crystals high in the atmosphere, like a "sun dog" during the day. I seem to see them more often on cold Winter nights.