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| A glory (the colored circular halo around the tip of the shadow) occurs when sunlight is diffracted then scattered back toward the observer by water droplets in a cloud. |
Optical Phenomena
Glory |
Mt. Wilson Observatory. Copyright ©2000 C. Gino |
| A glory (the colored circular halo around the tip of the shadow) occurs when sunlight is diffracted then scattered back toward the observer by water droplets in a cloud. |
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