Last night something very strange happened in the sky of Socotra.
There was a very big ring of light around the moon. As it was impossible to take a picture, imagine the good old vinyl LP: the moon would be the round label in the middle and the ring of light the circumference of the disk.
I would be most happy to know the scientific explanation for such phenomenon, but a nice local guy told me that it happens one night a year and in this season. He also romantically reminded the local tradition, which says that during this night a huge number of turtles would arrive to lay their eggs. Possibly true, because this is the time of the year when these animals come to Socotra and leave behind the future generations. I had the pleasure to see one some days ago.
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A ring around the moon is often the result of refraction of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere, and heralds rains heavy in porportion to the size of the ring. Could this be the cause?
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