#Dark moonlight snow windows#

We occasionally get snow in Atlanta but I don’t ever remember it looking like this outside at midnight! I had trouble falling asleep that night, I just wanted to sit and stare outside all night! It made me wonder if this is what it looks like when you live in Alaska, my son made the same comment the next day. The explanation that seemed the most understandable was an article saying that it can look really bright out at night when it snows due to reflective fragments inside snowflakes reflecting off the clouds. I found several articles about this phenomenon, each one giving varying reasons for why this happens. He couldn’t believe it either! That night when I turned in, using my phone I tried to search online for an explanation of what I was seeing. My son was just heading up to bed and I whispered up the staircase for him to look outside. How could it look like this at midnight? What was this sorcery?!

#Dark moonlight snow windows#

Still not believing my eyes, I walked to one of the windows on the front of the house and looked out again. It was just a few minutes after midnight and it looked like it was around 5:00 in the evening outside! I peered through the blinds, not believing what I was seeing. I walked into the kitchen, flipped on the light, got my drink, and as I was standing near the sink I noticed the house next door was clearly visible, just like it was daytime.

A few days ago, after another relatively light snowfall, I was working at my computer late at night when I got thirsty and decided to get something to drink. Since I’ve been visiting family in Ohio, it has snowed several times.