Dictionary of Hallucinations. J.D. Blom. 2010.
Brocken bow — /boh/ anticorona. [so called from frequent observation of the phenomenon by individuals standing on the BROCKEN at sunset] * * * ▪ natural phenomenon also called Anticorona, Glory, Brocken Spectre, or Mountain Spectre, the apparently… … Universalium
brocken bow — noun see brocken specter * * * /boh/ anticorona. [so called from frequent observation of the phenomenon by individuals standing on the BROCKEN at sunset] … Useful english dictionary
Brocken spectre — Brocken spectre. This is not actually on Brocken, but was taken in the Tanzawa Mountains in Japan; despite the name, the phenomenon is not unique to Brocken and can occur in any misty mountain region … Wikipedia
Brocken (disambiguation) — Brocken is the highest peak in northern Germany. It also may refer to: *Sender Brocken, a facility for FM and TV transmitters on Brocken Mountain *Brocken spectre, also called Brocken bow or mountain spectre , an atmospheric optical phenomena… … Wikipedia
Brocken — /brok euhn/; Ger. /brddawk euhn/, n. a mountain in N central Germany: the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. 3745 ft. (1140 m). * * * Highest point in the Harz Mountains, central Germany. Its granite peak reaches 3,747 ft (1,142 m). When the sun … Universalium
brocken specter — noun or brocken bow ˈbräkən Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: from Brocken, peak in the Harz mountains, Germany; Brocken specter, translation of German brockengespenst : an optical phenomenon sometimes seen from the summit of mountains or… … Useful english dictionary
Brocken specter — an optical phenomenon sometimes occurring at high altitudes when the image of an observer placed between the sun and a cloud is projected on the cloud as a greatly magnified shadow. [1920 25; see BROCKEN BOW] * * * … Universalium
Ulloa's bow — Also known as glory. The eponym Ulloa s bow refers to the Spanish naval officer, explorer, and astronomer Antonio de Ulloa y de Torre Giral (1716 1795). It is used in meteorology to denote a * physical illusion consisting of one or more… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Fog bow — 360 degrees fogbow A fog bow, solar … Wikipedia
Johann Silberschlag — Johann Esaias Silberschlag (16 November 1721 – 22 November 1791) was a German theologian and natural scientist from Aschersleben, Principality of Halberstadt.In 1760, he became an external member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin,… … Wikipedia
