Brocken spectre
A Brocken spectre also called Brocken bow, is the apparently enormous and magnified shadow of an observer, cast upon the upper surfaces of clouds opposite the s...
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A Brocken spectre also called Brocken bow, is the apparently enormous and magnified shadow of an observer, cast upon the upper surfaces of clouds opposite the sun. The phenomenon can appear on any misty mountainside or cloud bank, even when seen from an aero plane, but the frequent fogs and low-altitude accessibility of the Brocken, The "spectre" appears when the sun shines from behind the observer, who is looking down from a ridge or peak into mist or fog. The light projects their shadow through the mist, often in a triangular shape due to perspective
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