"Brocken spectre" and a well formed "Solar glory" observed at Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix Valley, France (Jul 2007) (Alexandr Zaytsev)

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"Brocken spectre" and a well formed "Solar glory" observed at Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix Valley, France (Jul 2007)

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

"Brocken spectre" and a well formed "Solar glory" observed at Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix Valley, France (Jul 2007)

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

Solar glory [1] and Brocken spectre [2] observed from the mid-level observation platform of Aiguille du Midi (3,842m) mountain [3] (Chamonix Valley, France) in the cloud layer passing below (Jul 28, 2007; single ISO100 f/9 1/500s exposure with handheld camera). The shadow of the peak of the mounting with radio & TV tower on top is also visible in some of the images, projected on the slope and the clouds below.

[1] https://atoptics.co.uk/droplets/glory.htm

[2] https://atoptics.co.uk/fz520.htm

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_du_Midi

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Title: Another exposure 4min apart from the first one

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/500s exposure with handheld camera.)

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Title: More wide angle view to the same scene.

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/400s exposure with handheld camera.)

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Title: The glory generating cloud layer just getting into position.

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/500s exposure with handheld camera.)

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Title: Maximum zoom on the "spectre"

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/320s exposure with handheld camera.)

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Title: Lower level observation platform without the cloud covering it

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/400s exposure with handheld camera.)

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Title: Wide angle view to the valley below

Description: (Single ISO100 f/9 1/500s exposure with handheld camera.)

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H

Title: View to the peak of Aiguille du Midi in the clouds with radio / TV tower sitting on top

Description: (Single ISO100 f/8 1/1250s exposure with handheld camera.)

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