Sun and Moon Halo : Two pictures captured on April 1 are combined in this creative day and night composite. Separated in time by about 10 hours the images otherwise match, looking along the coast at stersund Sweden. The relative times were chosen to show the Sun and a nearly full Moon at the same place in the cold, early springtime sky. In the night scene Jupiter also shines above the waterfront lights, while Sun and Moon are both surrounded by a beautiful circular ice halo. The Sun and Moon halos really do align, each with an angular radius of 22 degrees. That radius is a constant, not determined by the brightness of Sun or Moon but only by the hexagonal geometry of atmospheric ice crystals and the reflection and refraction of light. Of course tomorrow, April 4, will find the Sun and Moon on opposite sides of planet Earth for a total lunar eclipse. via NASA
For the first time ever, Australia has been named on the Human Rights Watch list in 2014 and 2015.
The report criticises our treatment of asylum seekers, the high
levels of Aboriginal incarceration and death from treatable and
preventable conditions, the lack of support for the disabled with 45% of
Australians with disabilities living near or below the poverty line,
refusal to adopt marriage equality, and our new anti-terror and data
retention laws.
