Moon With An Added Glow

Wednesday evening around 10:00 pm on March 24 east of Preston, Idaho straight up into the night sky, was the moon. Not that unusual, but the fact that there was a very large ring of light surrounding the moon made it a very interesting site. So I Googled 'ring around the moon' and found some interesting information. Ice crystals in the upper atmosphere reflecting light make this phenomenon appear. Folklore regarding the ring around the moon signifies bad weather is coming. It is believed that the number of stars within a moon halo predict the number of days before bad weather will arrive. In my photo I found two stars within the halo. Today is Friday and we are having snow as I type this. Interesting...!? Technically, the ice crystals that cover the halo signify high altitude, thin cirrus clouds that typically precede a warm front by one or two days. Upon looking straight up into the night sky, I could not help to admire how large this moon and ring was. The photo does not do it justice as far as the magnitude and beauty.