alpenglow
Sign in to savethumb|top: reflected alpenglow; bottom: direct sunrise alpenglow from Table Mountain to Mount Baker, WA, USA.
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- Instance of
- optical phenomenon
- Subclass of
- atmospheric optical phenomenon
- Named after
- Alps
- Image
- Vatterfjordtindan and Stampen as seen from Sildpollneset, Austvågøya, Lofoten, Norway, evening 2015 April.jpg
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- Alpenglow
- different from
- afterglow
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reflected sunlight
- Direct sunlight
- See also
- References
thumb|top: reflected alpenglow; bottom: direct sunrise alpenglow from Table Mountain to Mount Baker, WA, USA.
thumb|upright=1.2|Solar ray 1 is the lowest from the Sunthe Sun is set. Solar ray 2 is reflected in the (snow) clouds to the observer.
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