A beautiful start to Christmas Eve as a moon halo reflecting off ice crystals in a thin veil of  cirrus clouds in the western sky over Marco Island Florida just after Midnight lasted for setoveral hours. 

Three photos of the Marco Island Christmas Island Style Vetrans Park Community Christmas Tree and a beautiful live oak tree with moon halo overhead.

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays To Everyone!

Photos by Scott Schilke for spacenewsfl.com