John Vance Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Has anyone else noticed the Heiligenschein effect? I “discovered” this a couple of years ago, and sometimes entertain myself on long flights trying to find it. On sunny days, look for where your shadow should fall, and you may see a slightly brighter patch of ground. Some objects such as street signs will glow brightly for a few seconds when this zone passes over them. It’s a phenomenon similar to the “glory”, I think. Everything I’ve read about this relate it to reflection off of water droplets, but I’ve seen it on days when it’s dry. As I said, something completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 Didn't know what the effect was called, but I have seen it many times. I figured it had something to do with the way light was being reflected back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill3558 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Haven’t seen that, but saw this recently which was pretty amazing. Contrail shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vance Posted January 17 Author Report Share Posted January 17 Interesting that you can see the shadow in the air as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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