Searcher Loc: Kent, England

at 0327 this morning, I was stood shivering in the garden staring at the moon, camera in hand when the moon went dark surrounded by a silvery halo which in turn was surrounded by a red halo.

The photo/drawing below shows very roughly the scene.

I could not capture that red halo no matter what I tried.

I tried many different exposures, from slow to fast, different apertures and ISO's, but could not pick up that red halo.

So far this morning I have searched photos from more proficient photographers than myself, and have found no photos of the events of early this morning with the red rim

Can anyone explain this please?

This is a moonpic with Photoshopped rims

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Albuqshutterbug Loc: Albuquerque NM

My best guess is a layer of ice crystals in the atmosphere. Enough for your eyes to see the effect but not enough to allow your camera to capture it. I see that here in the high desert from time to time. Annoying when you want to capture it.

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

It was certainly cold enough for ice where I was standing :)

Thank you for your explanation; I have eighteen years to think this through - or a trip to the desert.

CraigFair Loc: Santa Maria, CA.

The Red in the Rainbow spectrum shifts to the IR (Infrared). Of which every unmodified DSLR has a filter to cut out the IR Light.
Craig

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

This is definitely an atmospheric issue most likely caused by ice crystals. When conditions like this exist, time to give up on good images.

At least you saw the moon. San Jose area was so covered in clouds that I couldn't tell where the moon was.