So here I am, asleep on the couch at 8:30 on Valentine's. Rob comes in and wakes me up to come look at the Moon. But he doesn't wake me up in the traditional way. No, I wake up to Rob taking a picture of me with a highlighter stuck up my nose! Oh, the romantic things my husband does for me on Valentine's Day. But back to the Moon. I had never seen this before, but there was a huge halo around the moon. After a little bit of research, I found that it is a 22° halo, formed by the refraction of light through ice crystals in the high, thin cirrus clouds. The old legends say that however many stars are inside the halo is how many days you have until it rains. Well, research says that it is sometimes a sign of rain (based on the types of clouds that come in with certain air currents that bring rain) but not a sure sign. Just thought this was interesting and wanted to share the photo.
And by the way, we aren't celebrating Valentine's Day until tomorrow because Rob has a test in the morning, so he is spending the whole night studying. So it wasn't so bad that I was asleep on the couch at 8:30. We really do love each other!