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| Title: | Brokken Spectre |
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| Uploaded by: | johnloguk |
| Uploaded on: | 10:58 on 7th June 2007 |
| Description: | No wonder that ancient mystics went up mountains to talk to angels! Even if there are 100 people present you can only see your own "spectre", the effect is quite spooky and ethereal, even when you understand the science behind it. The name comes from the Brokken district of Germany where the phenomena was first recorded. |
| Tags: | brokken climbing mountaineering spectre |
| Comments: | That must be the fastest comment any photo has received! Yes they are weird things, both beautiful and very spooky. They really do look like angels as your arms tend to be blurred, and when they move they look like wings. I've only seen 2 in my whole life so they are quite rare. Comment by johnloguk on 7th June 2007 |
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Before reading the description on your other picture - I thought for one minute that you had just made a typo with two 'K's in Brokken and then I thought I would Goggle it and sure enough it came up once in a climbing reference. It looks the most scary thing. I am sure there must be stories of climbers who have seen exactly that and been spooked by Mountain Ghosts. And here the colours and the shape would be the envy of any lighting director on a Hollywood Aliens remake. Fascinating.
Comment by Ace on 7th June 2007