LUNA CORONA iTALiAN Photographer: Alberto Ghizzi Panizza Wow! What A Sight! Italian Photographer Captures A Rare Phenomenon Of A Moon With Rainbow Ring Around. A stunning photograph shows the moon surrounded by a celestial rainbow, as light reflecting off the silvery surface was split by water particles in the air. The rare phenomenon was captured by an Italian photographer, Alberto Ghizzi Panizza, near the city of Parma, Italy: Known as a luna corona, the spectacle occurs when light reflecting off the moon is split by water particles or ice crystals in the air.