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Thanks everyone for your interest in my where’s dinghy
and dinghy’s here images which I posted last night. I had just realised that the odd rainbow around my head’s shadow (which moved with me as I took several shots, downhill into fog with a low morning sun behind me) was possibly an optical phenomenon called brocken spectre glory tho it looked more like a like a halo (and I’m not a bit saintly!!).

The atmospheric optics group have accepted the image which the wonderful photographer Ern Mainka confirms is a faint version of a brocken spectre glory … now look at his tremendous example of the real thing in full colour below (which makes me feel very humble indeed) entilted:-

Brocken Spectre and Glory by Ern Mainka

(press image for link to his page with fascinating details)

Thanks all for your lovely comments, interest and support. The rest of Erns gallery is just amazing too!
cheers
dinger

PS Winner of where’s dinghy virtual prize competition goes to …..(drum roll)...
1st prize: EdgeOfReality who nailed it ! well done Edgie! :))))

2nd : Sean Farragher pipped at the post

3rd : Rosina Lamberti a whisker behind…

Well done all and hope you like your (virtual) prizes!

ding
:)))))