A Ringed Moon in the Hyades. Passing clouds from an approaching cold front thinned and produced a nice moon halo. The Moon, shrouded in clouds, was in Taurus hiding the Hyades Star Cluster and Aldebaran. However, stars from Orion appear to the lower left with the halo's ring crossing near the belt of Orion. The Pleiades Star Cluster ("Seven Sisters") shows through clouds just to the right of the Moon. Mars appears to the lower right. Capella is the bright star at the top with stars from Auriga including the "Three Kids Triangle" at the outer edge of the halo.

Canon DSLR, EOS 5D Mark II; Canon 20-35 mm lens; f/3.5-4.5 USM at 20 mm; White Balance on Auto. Exp.: 10 sec at f/4, ISO 1000. Camera on fixed mount.

Processed with Corel PaintShop Pro 2018