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A glory, an optical phenomenon observed when gaining elevation, is seen when the sun is directly behind a person, as it casts a shadow on to a layer of cloud or mist. The glory is produced by cloud/water droplets reflecting, refracting, and diffracting sunlight. This classic example was spotted from Pigeon House Mountain / Didthul, Morton National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
A glory spotted below, along with the shadow of the plane, during a flight's descent over Helsinki, Finland
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A fogbow and a glory, with the latter being a multicoloured ring around one's shadow, spotted during a morning walk in the fog, on Mount Painter, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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While out for a morning run, Deb paused to take in the view of some stratus over the Hawkesbury River and discovered from her elevated vantage point what is known as a glory, near Berowra Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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Glory over West Thumb, United States
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Glory over Lee, United Kingdom
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Glory over Albano, United States
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Glory over Waiotapu, New Zealand
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Glory captured with a photograph from a drone, above a layer of stratus, over Cape St. Vincent, Algarve, Portugal
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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.
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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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Glory over Fjordgard, Norway
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Glory over Campo Belo, Brazil
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Glory from the view of working in a wind turbine, over Assenede, Belgium.
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Glory over Fels?halom, Hungary
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A glory spotted on approach to Heathrow Airport. London, England.
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