paraselenic circle

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paraselenic circle [¦par·ə·sə′len·ik ′sər·kəl]

(astronomy)

A halo phenomenon consisting of a horizontal circle passing through the moon, corresponding to the parhelic circle through the sun, and produced by reflection of moonlight from ice crystals.

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