Great shot! That's the first image I remember seeing that captures the annular characteristic of the inner halo that several of us visual observers have reported. I'm glad to see it's not just a trick of the eye/brain's processing.
The outer halo, on the other hand, has not been visible to me (although it may have more to do with my humid skies and that dang moon than my aperture).
(Measuring against the background stars, your shot shows the inner halo at about 4', and the outer at about 9'.)
-- Jeff.
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