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'Ring around the moon' appears in Turkey
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On December 28 in the eastern Turkish city of Van, a lunar halo appeared. 

The halo, a natural optical phenomenon that's also called a moon ring, is caused by the refraction of moonlight passing through ice crystals in clouds.

(All images via VCG)

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