In focus: Snow moon glows over Riffe Lake and East Lewis County
February's full moon, the snow moon, glows over Riffe Lake and the Mossyrock Dam on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
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Though technically already in its waning phase, February's full moon, also known as the snow moon, still appears full in the skies above Salkum on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
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A lunar halo, formed when moonlight is refracted through tiny ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds, glows around February's full moon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, as seen from Salkum.
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The waters of Riffe lake reflect moonlight under February's full moon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, as seen from the Gary Stamper Memorial Overlook on U.S. Highway 12.
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The snow moon, February's full moon, illuminates the night as it glows in the skies above Riffe Lake as seen from the Gary Stamper Memorial Outlook on U.S. Highway 12 on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
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The Mossyrock Dam glows under the moonlight on the west end of Riffe Lake under February's full moon, the snow moon, on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
