A unique silver circle around the Moon was spotted in Chargawan, a rural area of Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday midnight.
The silver circle, called the ‘Halo of Moon’ is an illusion sight that causes bright circle around the moon.
The scene became the talk of the city on Monday.
Excited locals believed it to be a rare astronomical event. A large number of people were spotted recording the unusual sight from their terraces. Looking at the ring around the moon, it seemed as if a thin line of mist had formed around the satellite.
Meanwhile, a rumour spread around the village that this rare thin circle around the moon is considered a bad omen. Some believed the silver ring is an indication of change in weather as we step into winters.
In the urban area, there was a rush of people to see such a sight.
Busting all the myths, Astrologer Acharya Pandit Shivkumar Chaturvedi, on Monday, called it a rare event. He said that the unique silver ring around the moon is a sign of good times and is auspicious for the entire world.
(The article is published under a mutual content partnership arrangement between The Free Press Journal and Connected to India)
