Photographers hail the ‘unbelievable’ moment they captured a ‘halo’ around the moon as observers compare it to ‘a nighttime rainbow’

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Photographers have hailed the ‘unbelievable’ moment they captured a ‘halo’ around the moon while observers compared it to a ‘nighttime rainbow’. 

Good Morning Britain meteorologist Laura Tobin said the phenomenon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Many people took to social media to share photos they took of the halo, including Angie Burns, a TV and radio presenter at Marlow FM.

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Ms Burns, who lives near Wokingham, said she managed to capture the rare sight from her front door on Saturday night. 

‘It was the first time I’ve seen something like this so close,’ she said.

Geographer Simon Collins, 57, said he was ‘delighted’ to catch a glimpse of the moon with a halo around it 

The moon halo over Newtown Creek on the Isle of Wight on Saturday evening

Angie Burns, who lives near Wokingham, said she managed to capture the rare sight from her front door on Saturday night

The halo around the Moon above houses in Staffordshire. A cat can be seen on the roof, illuminated by the moon 

‘(It was) unbelievable and yet tranquil.’

Geographer Simon Collins, 57, said he was ‘delighted’ to catch a glimpse of the moment.

‘I’m a keen weather observer (and) run a local weather station so am always delighted to see lovely weather phenomena as so many others did last night as well,’ he said after taking a photo of the moon in Reigate, Surrey on Saturday night. 

Some described witnessing the occurrence as ‘amazing’, while others said it was ‘very weird’ and ‘like a nighttime rainbow’.

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