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A Brocken spectre (British English; American spelling: Brocken specter; German: Brockengespenst), also called Brocken bow, mountain spectre, or spectre of the Brocken is the magnified (and apparently enormous) shadow of an observer cast in mid air upon any type of cloud opposite a strong light source.
Brocken spectre, the apparently enormously magnified shadow that an observer casts, when the Sun is low, upon the upper surfaces of clouds that are below the mountain upon which the observer stands. The apparent magnification of size of the shadow is an optical illusion that occurs when the shadow.
Nov 18, 2022 · Bottom line: The Brocken Spectre is your own shadow cast on mists below you, often spotted by those in the mountains. The shadow may appear enormous and has a luminous, rainbow-like...
Jun 18, 2021 · The Brocken spectre is an optical phenomenon which appears when the sun shines from behind someone and casts a shadow upon clouds below. A tourist takes a photo of a Brocken Spectre in the High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia.
Feb 17, 2015 · A spooky weather effect, which in the past was thought to be a supernatural creature, has been photographed in the Scottish mountains. But what is the story behind the brocken spectre?
Named after the German mountain on which is was first noted, a Brocken spectre is a large shadow of an observer cast onto cloud or mist. When an observer stands on a hill which is partially...
Apr 17, 2024 · A Brocken Spectre is a natural optical illusion that occurs when a person’s shadow is cast onto a cloud or fog bank. The shadow appears to be magnified and surrounded by a colorful halo, creating a striking and eerie visual effect.
Oct 31, 2019 · Brocken Spectre: What is it and what causes it? 31 October 2019. Comments. WATCH: BBC Weatherman explains this strange phenomenon. Just in time for Halloween, here's a spooky story...
Brocken, highest point (3,747 feet [1,142 m]) of the Harz Mountains, lying 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Wernigerode, Ger., within the Harz National Park. A huge, granite-strewn dome, the peak commands magnificent views in all directions, and a mountain railway (12 miles [19 km] long) reaches.
Oct 31, 2019 · Meet the Brocken Spectre, an unusual giant ghostly figure living on a mountain... kind of... What is it? The spectre appears when the sun is low in the sky and behind a climber who is looking...
