On Aug 13, 3:34*pm, DaveS wrote:
On Aug 13, 12:56*pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:





"Jonathan Cook" wrote in message

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On Aug 12, 9:17 pm, MajorOz wrote:

I had never experienced this before, but remember relatives talking
about foggy mountain tops producing a phenomenon called a "glory". I
don't know if this was one, but it was glorious, and lasted about an

Sounds like an awesome experience. Thanks for sharing.

Jon.

Should you find yourelf walking along a high ridge or hill when here is an
inversion - cloud layer lower than you- the sun behind you might cast a
shadow of you onto the cloud. *This is called a Brocken Scpectre, and there
may be a halo around the head of the shadow - this is called a glory.

Google - *"Brocken Spectre and Glory"

Bill

Makes me wonder if this spectre and halo effect thing occurs sometimes
in the Holy Land? Mt Olympus? *On the Black Mesa? Machu Pichu?
Hummmmmmmmm. ;+))
Dave

Don't know about any of those, but it appears to have been common in
Renaissance painters' studios.

giles
who supposes that all of this was inspired by recent mention of "glory
holes" in these pages.....but cannot for the life of him quite see the
connection.