What is "paraselene"

Paraselene \Par`a*se*le"ne\, n.; pl. Paraselen[ae]. [NL., from Gr. para` beside + selh`nh the moon: cf. F. paras['e]l[`e]ne.] (Meteor.) A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.

n. A bright, circular spot, sometimes seen on a lunar halo, caused by refraction through ice crystals