Moon Ring

It's probably atmospheric conditions localised to you. I just had a look and can't see a ring.

Jupiter is the next brightest thing to the left of the Moon so I'm sure that's what you see.

To the eye Ovalman how close is Jupiter to the moon?

Cheers Oval, it's a pity you can't see it because it's spectacular and yes the star/planet is to the left inside the ring. It actually looks like a ring with a diamond in it. Thanks for the confirmation.

Sorry for the late reply Akabula and FlowerMyth.

Jupiter and the Moon are a lot closer tonight and both unmissable, I'm guessing they will be a fistful apart at arms length tonight. As a comparison, if you draw an imaginary line from Jupiter through the Moon and keep following it downwards you'll see the brightest star in the sky which is Sirius.

yeah I saw that last night, and I'm on the SE Coast. Was really strange

apparently it was caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere, and specifically when thin cirrus or cirrostratus clouds are present at an altitude of about 20,000 feet


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2937745/Did-halo-surrounding-moon-night-Stunning-ring-light-caused-ice-crystals-atmosphere.html