Mary McIntyre Astronomy<p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Heiligenschein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heiligenschein</span></a> (bright patch around the head of my shadow) on the very wet grass, taken as the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> rose through a thick mist on 22nd October 2024. This is the 1st time I've ever seen this effect from moonlight! It's caused by the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OppositionSurge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OppositionSurge</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/OpticalEffects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpticalEffects</span></a></p>