Glory: Also known as an anthelion (opposite the sun), A glory is produced by light backscattered (a combination of diffraction, reflection and refraction) towards its source by a cloud of uniformly-sized water droplets. From Wordnik.com. [Celestial Phenomena] Reference
The anthelion remained upon the clouds sufficiently distinct, and for. From Wordnik.com. [Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky] Reference
What of the silhouette or the anthelion of the Scandinavian Alps, and the aerial cities so often seen by explorers and travelers?. From Wordnik.com. [What's in a Dream: A Scientific and Practical Interpretation of Dreams] Reference
He, however, not having observed the anthelion at the moment when her image appeared in it, had not been especially surprised by a phenomenon which he had already seen several times and observed under better conditions from the parachute of a balloon, and having taken no particular notice of it, had nothing to say about it. From Wordnik.com. [Part II, Chapter II of "Uranie"] Reference
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