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Brocken Spectre, a unique and rare form of a Glory, capped off an overall spectacular evening of cloud spotting for Allison, as this optical phenomena showcases the delicate interplay between light, mist, and atmospheric particles. This classic example was spotted from a high cliff along the Oregon Coast, near Lincoln City, Oregon, US.
Brocken Spectre, a unique form of a Glory, is when the rings appear around your own shadow as you look at a cloud or look through fog/mist from a mountain ridge. This classic example was viewed from the top of Kosutica, Slovenia.
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A glory spotted on approach to Heathrow Airport. London, England.
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A glory over Lubbock, Texas, US.
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A Brocken Spectre, spotted at the top of Mount Sponda Vaga, Orobic Alps, Bergamo, Italy.
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A Brocken Spectre over Powys, Wales.
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A glory spotted at 38,000 ft, somewhere between Iceland & Greenland.
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A glory spotted on a flight from Adelaide to Darwin.
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A glory over Gillingham, Dorset, UK.
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A Brocken Spectre over Sullivan in the Scottish highlands.
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A Brocken Spectre over Cadair Idris in Gwynedd, Wales.
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A fogbow and Brocken spectre over the Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California, US.
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A glory forms around shadow of photographer, on canyon rim, at Colorado National Monument, near Grand Junction, Colorado, US.
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A glory over South Korea.
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A Brocken Spectre spotted in Harris, Scotland.
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A Glory spotted on a flight to La Crosse, Wisconsin, US.
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