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Carolab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:10 AM
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There's a circle around the moon tonight.
It's pretty cool.
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:10 AM
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1. There's a little black spot on the sun today.
I'll always be King of Pain!
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:28 AM
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2. Old Sailors Saying...
'Ring around moon, rain coming soon'.

(The ring is caused by high altitude ice crystals... ice crystals like that are found at the leading edge of cold fronts, bringing rain with them... sometimes.)
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:34 AM
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3. True dat!
It is light reflecting off of ice crystals.

Confirmation encoded and final.
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Carolab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:59 AM
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5. So, more snow here I guess.
In St. Paul, MN. Snowed plenty here last night.
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nashville_brook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 02:38 AM
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7. we had a ring last nite in nashville and it snowed today
well, what we loosely call "snow" -- sigh
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nutsnberries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:54 AM
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4. there's a moon?
all i see is lots and lots of this white stuff falling out of the sky and accumulating on the ground.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 02:12 AM
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6. And I saw a double rainbow today.
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